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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One of the techniques used to keep a reader engaged is through dynamic pacing. Read Autocrit’s POV. https://www.autocrit.com/blog/2017/04/12/hold-reader-ride-dynamic-pacing/?inf_contact_key=4b011355fd64c2e43fa9f5599eb20f0940575152c7413685675fb6136000d9cc
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Do you wonder if your novel is long enough to be a novel? Short enough to be a novella? Is your 125,000-word manuscript a saga or just too many words? Let Autocrit show you. https://www.autocrit.com/blog/2017/04/24/many-words-in-a-novel/?inf_contact_key=6cd096d0785ca75f5f6cfa54ace41b21a27f8d1bc59cd7a878f7429016e6128e
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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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Autocrit believes it and so do I. Using a cliche’ creates boring and flat writing. Instead of writing: Mike stood at the end of the diving board. “Here goes nothing,” he called to his friends. Write: Mike stood at the end of the diving board. “Don’t expect an Olympic dive,” he called to his friends. Check
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