Writing Lite tip

Writing Lite Tip 19: In genre fiction, 3 sentences of well-crafted description are enough

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Writing Lite Tip 19: In genre fiction, 3 sentences of well-crafted description are enough.

If you’re writing mystery or thrillers, plot is usually as important, perhaps more so, than character development, setting, and narrative. I find three carefully crafted sentences are more than enough to describe something new, whether it’s a person, a place, or a mood. It’s the crafting that’s critical, though. More on that later.     … Read more

Writing Lite Tip 6: Grammar isn’t something your editor should have to correct.

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Writing Lite Tip #6 by Libby Hellmann

Here is where I sound like your fourth grade teacher. Grammar IS important. But it’s not rocket science. You can learn all those pesky rules (and English has more rules than most languages). Why? Because knowing the rules will make you a better writer. When you know proper grammar, it’s easier to eliminate dangling participles, … Read more