Welcome back for the next round in the Unlucky 13, where I share the things I hate to see when I read. While there are worse sins in writing, such as telling instead of showing; uncontrolled head-hopping; or a dull and flat storyline, such a book hopefully either doesn’t make it through the slush pile… Continue reading The Unlucky 13 Continues: 6, 5

Thanks for joining me again for the next instalment of my top 13 hates in writing. If you missed the first in the series, where I start my  rant with ‘Number 13: “Insert pithy comment here,” he laughed’ and ‘Number 12: How to use adverbs dramatically, enticingly and generally really really well’ read it here;… Continue reading The Unlucky 13 Continues: 8, 7

Welcome to the next in my series where I share my top 13 hates in writing. If you missed the first in the series, where I rant about numbers 13 (“Insert pithy comment here,” he laughed) and 12 (How to use adverbs dramatically, enticingly and generally really really well) read it here. I’m laying down… Continue reading The Unlucky 13 Continues: 11,10, 9

Here’s the first in a series where I’m going to share my personal top 13 hates in a book. There are bigger crimes in writing, I’m sure, but good editing tends to weed those out before I read the book. Usually. ‘But you’re not published,’ I hear you say. ‘What makes you think you can… Continue reading The Unlucky 13: My Top 13 Hates in Writing – 13, 12