Category my writing

Sin #14: Words for words that you use/like more than other words for words Onomatomania is the desire to use particular words over and over again. Words that stick in the authors mind for one reason or another. They may…

Sin #13: What’s in a name? “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose.By any other name would smell as sweet.” Yeah, that may be true for roses Juliet but most writers think a character by any other…

Sin #12: Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Ma•crol•o•gy n. Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words. As writers we have lots to say. Fair enough, but don’t try and put it all in one story! I…

Sin#11: Say what now? Ayup theear, ‘a’s teur bin? Ariite thuz, y’alright? Aareet thor, y’aareet? Well I ne’ah! Hoh spiffing it is to see you, one’s old bean, hoe the deevil aaaare you, one’s old bean? Heavens above! How smashing!…

Sin#10: Not murdering your darlings This is going to be a hard post. I’m writing without pause and I’m not going to go back and edit any part of it. Well, I will run it through a spell check and…

Sin#9: Another word for… Who doesn’t like a bit of argot*? Maybe it will spice up your novel, lend it a sense of credibility. Or maybe it will acerbate* readers and make you look magniloquent* and vainglorious*. Jargon can soon…

Sin #8: Information overload! For some strange reason, a lot of ‘writers’ feel the need to infodump within the first few pages of their novels – and most won’t stop there. It’s an easy for them to get their point…

Sin#7: Hyperbole misuse Hyperbole is a deliberate and obvious exaggeration, or extravagant statement, used to provoke an emotional response – for example: – This bag weighs a tonne– I’ll die if she doesn’t notice me– I could sleep for a…

Sin#6: Not understanding genre Genre, a word that evokes fear in most writers…myself included. The dictionary defines genre as: One of the categories, based on form, style, or subject matter, into which artistic works of all kinds can be divided.…