As writers, we want to mix up our sentence structures—it makes our writing livelier and more interesting than if every sentence starts the same way. But we have to watch out for two common pitfalls with sentence construction: starting sentences with an initial conjunction or an initial –ING verb. Initial conjunctions are when you start your sentences with […]
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Autocrit talks about dialogue. It’s a great article that shows you how to show in dialogue rather than tell, what dialogue tags are the best to use, and several other tips and tricks. https://www.autocrit.com/blog/2017/04/26/said-said-tags-matter-writing-dialogue/?inf_contact_key=b58e013911cf40f5ace753592abcfd97097e19eaa41013ca068e08448d071311
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One of the newer rules in editing is to avoid adverbs–or use them sparingly. I happen to be old school and enjoy a good adverb. The trick is knowing when to use them and when not to use them. For example: “I don’t like that,” Susie said angrily.” could be replaced with: “I don’t like