The 10 Common Mistakes of Amateur Writers

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

A good article discussing the common problems amateur writers face that cause literary agents, publishers, and editors to immediately dismiss submissions. The list includes:

1. Repeats
2. Flat Writing
3. Empty Adverbs
4. Phony Dialogue
5. No-Good Suffixes
6. The “To Be” Words
7. Lists
8. Show, Don’t Tell
9. Awkward Phrasing
10. Commas