Stay away from prose that is static, dusty, or too formal! Learn to energize your writing and make your words come alive! Author William Noble shows you that some of the worst mistakes come from sticking too closely to the rules. By learning which rules are okay to ignore, you will be able to remedy your errors and create the kind of writing that makes fiction and nonfiction stories crackle with life.

Inside, Noble identifies the blunders most common to every writer, beginning or advanced and demonstrates how to correct your mistake and avoid it in the future. By avoiding these common pitfalls, you can begin to improve your writing today!

Don't Write For Your Eighth-Grade Teacher
Don't Complicate the Obvious
Don't Use Journalese or Slangify Words and Phrases
Don't Wallow in a Sentence Straightjacket
Don't Add Adverbs and Adjectives to Prettify Your Prose
Don't Passify Your Verb Voice
Don't Repeat Without Relevance
Don't Wrap Characters in the Same Grammar Blanket
Don't Be Afraid to Make Your Own Rules

About the Author

William Noble is the author or co-author of many books. His books for writers, each of which has been a main selection of WDBC, include "Shut Up!" He Explained; Make That Scene, Steal This Plot, and Conflict, Action, and Suspense (Elements of Fiction series). His short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in more than 40 magazines and newspapers. He has appeared on more than 80 TV and radio shows in connection with his writing, and now he is a full-time writer based in his 150-year-old farmhouse in Cornwall, Vermont.

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