139 Five Things to Avoid in Your Writing

Everyone talks about the Rules of Writing. The thing is many of them change depending on who you are talking to and the piece you are writing. Yet, this is a craft and we can become better writers by applying some basic techniques even while we learn about genre and figure out our process. No matter what you are writing, i think there are five things (and of course many more) that can instantly make your work better. Avoid vague words. Steer away from cliche and adverbs, at least some of the time. Not all of the time, though. Vary your sentence length and structure to improve pacing and tone. And the last two? Are all about the habits we need to avoid and the mindsets we have to adopt if we are going to get anything on the page. Listen to learn more. And let me know what techniques you use to instantly uplevel your writing. Join the Simply Write community at https://simplywrite.substack.com and drop a note or comment. And you can see how Ii apply some of the tips in my newest book You, Recharged. https://www.amazon.com/You-Recharged-Fatigue-Mostly-Usually/dp/1642504882/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1690564939&sr=1-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices