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Out, damned participle phrase! out, I say!

02/08/201602/08/2016 Write Well, Write To Sell 552 Views 1 Comment bad writing habits, good writing techniques, rick taubold, self-editing

From Rick: For those unfamiliar with it (or who have forgotten the source) title of this post comes from Act 5, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The original line (“Out, damned spot! out, I say!) is spoken by Lady Macbeth,

Bad writing habits

Weak words and faulty phrases

11/02/201504/18/2016 Write Well, Write To Sell 381 Views 1 Comment bad writing habits, good writing techniques, rick taubold, weak words, weakl words in writing

From Rick: Most of us have heard admonitions against using certain weak words and phrases, and I’ve talked about some of these previously: WEAK WRITING: THERE, IT, WAS If you do a Google search on “weak words” or “weak writing,”

Confusing words

Some common phrases that many people say (or write) wrong

12/09/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 374 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, error correction, misused phrases, misused words, rick taubold

From Rick: The phrases on the left are incorrect, the ones on the right are correct. (1) Nip it in the butt vs. Nip it in the bud Nipping something in the bud means that you’re putting an end to

Bad writing habits Editing

Rules, rules, rules–I’m so sick of rules!

06/10/201306/13/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 352 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, error correction, good writing techniques, rick taubold, show don't tell

From Rick: On blog after blog about writing, writers are inundated with rules. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how much the so-called rules of good writing really matter. Thinking about that triggered another random thought. In the Broadway show, and

Basics of writing Editing

Bad writing habits–examples

03/12/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 362 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, editing, error correction, good writing, good writing techniques, head hopping, novel writing, point of view, rick taubold, scott gamboe

From Rick and Scott: Last week Scott talked about four bad habits of writers. The first was the use of habit words and phrases. Nearly every author is guilty of falling into the use of certain repetitive writing habits. The

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Hard habits to break–What not to learn from the pros

03/04/201304/27/2013 Write Well, Write To Sell 324 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, fiction writing, good writing, good writing techniques, novel writing, scott gamboe, show don't tell, writing, writing habits

From Scott: Last time, I discussed some good habits I have learned from reading the works of other authors. Great writers like Vince Flynn, Terry Brooks, and James Patterson have used many successful tools and techniques, and if you study

Editing

Force of habit: bad writing habits to avoid

11/05/201211/07/2012 Write Well, Write To Sell 305 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, editing tips, fiction writing, good writing techniques, novel writing, self-editing, writing

From Scott: We all have habits in our lives, some of them helpful, others not so much. They range from the route we take to work, to the foods we eat, to the way we talk. But when these habits