I appreciate and adore all readers. I also know writers are voracious readers and many of you who visit my site are writers as well as readers. Occasionally I like to include a post especially for you.
Even if you are a long time writer it is good to run a checklist on yourself and your work periodically. The following ten tips are just a few quick reminders to sharpen up your work or get it moving again if you get stuck.
Ten quick Tips For Writers by Andrea Parnell
- Open with a situation that creates a mystery factor.
- Plant hints throughout that something new is about to happen.
- Give your character a time limit.
- Give the villain a few redeeming characteristics.
- Check your manuscript for problem words. Suddenly, there, it was, others you tend to overuse.
- Use Colorful verbs to add life to your work. She breezed through the room. vs She made her way through the room.
- End every chapter with a hook to make a page turner.
- Vary sentence length.
- Keep a bibliography or a list of websites identifying your research sources.
- Pause in the middle of a sentence when you end your work for the day.
Happy Writing!