Things That Make Editors Cringe | Writing for Children 231

THINGS THAT MAKE EDITORS CRINGE Nobody wants to make an editor (or anyone) cringe when they read your manuscript. Inspired by a post from Jamie K. Schmidt, we're covering 10 things that make editors cringe with tips to avoid them. Be sure to head to writingforchildren.com/231 to download the show notes because many of these tips will be easier to see in writing. Everybody knows to use spellcheck or Grammarly when going over their writing. However, the following mistakes aren't generally caught by these two programs. And if you want to stop an editor's eyes from rolling to the back of her head, you should check your writing for the errors we're talking about today.