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Are you a writer? Or maybe an aspiring writer? Maybe just a blogger that enjoys writing in your spare time? (That last one is me.) Do you have to write for work? Maybe you’re not going to ever be a novelist, but if you write for any reason and you have to persuade people with the written word, then you have to read this article:

Ten Mistakes Writers Don’t See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do)

1. Repeats
2. Flat Writing
3. Empty Adverbs
4. Phony Dialogue
5. No-good suffixed
6. The ‘to-be’ words
7. Lists
8. Show, Don’t tell
9. Awkward Phrasing
10. Commas

The point to the List above is that even the best writers make these mistakes, but you can’t afford to. The way manuscripts are thrown into the rejection pile on the basis of early mistakes is a crime. Don’t be a victim.

You won’t be sorry if you do. Your readers might be sorry if you don’t.