Writing Mistakes Commonly Made by Fiction Authors

First drafts are generally messy and full of mistakes. Many authors encourage each other to write very rough first drafts for the sake of creativity. It’s in the second draft that an author begins to polish the language to craft something coherent, professional, and enthralling. Before authors start, though, they need to know what to look for when self-editing. There are a few mistakes that writers tend to make that they don’t even know they’re making. Bobbie Christmas, editor and owner of Zebra...