Common Mistakes that will Annoy Your Readers - WritersLife.org

Common Mistakes that will Annoy Your Readers - WritersLife.org       ► Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit       ►Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/   Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg  Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/  Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus   Website: http://www.WritersLife.org  Advertising: http://grantcardonetv.com/brandyourself  Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop  Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast  Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/  Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs  ---- ► Thank you for listening—Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iFhT4Y1s9-RHIloGNQwrA/feed  -- ► Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------                 hello it's Peter here again from writers life and today common mistakes that will annoy it your readers when it comes to writing books we're all going to make mistakes even the most experienced and successful authors do even after redrafting and editing it's almost impossible to write an utterly flawless book and that's ok because your readers don't need your book to be perfect they just want to enjoy it your story however there are some easily made mistakes that your readers might be less forgiving of and it's important to highlight and rectify these before you go on to publish your novel not doing so could lead to them to feel frustrated annoyed and eventually put them off read in your book all together so what are some common mistakes that might annoy your readers let's take a look first using character names these are too complicated or similar to one another calling your characters something that is impossible to pronounce is a definite no-no readers don't want to have to struggle over what you have called your character having to reread the character name each stomach drops up will jerk them out of the story and quickly become irritating having characters whose names are too similar unless for a specific purpose could also confuse and muddle your reader and they might mix a one for the other next being overly descriptive writing beautiful carefully thought-out descriptions is one thing but if you only focus on this and not only pacing the plot the character development and so on your story will seem dull and slow no matter how good you are at setting the scene make sure your readers care about the people in your story and what's happening to them without this you're on a path to nowhere next be too clever clever original writing can be brilliant but if you focus on this too much it's likely that other parts of your book will suffer while experimenting is good if you try to be too unusual this will distract from your story and will likely confuse your reader jumping back and forth between different timelines too many different charts and perspectives using too much punctuation and so on can all have a negative effect next taking too long to get stuck in you might think it is really important to painstakingly introduce every character in your novel but if you don't get them to act soon your story will feel very stagnant readers want action they want a decent pace they want to know what happens don't drag your story out for as long as possible rather tell it in the most exciting and exhilarating way you can next not trusting your reader over explanation showing not telling or the author's voice coming through the text will all destroy your story trust that your reader will get what you are trying to say or the picture you are trying to convey they don't need everything spelt out for them and doing so will really get on their nerves these common mistakes are ones most writers are guilty of at some point or another however as long as you capture these errors and figure out how to rectify them before you present your book to your readers then you have nothing to worry about so Sam you are editing your book keep a lookout for these and when you spot them tackle them right away now don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination yes organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  that's it for now be sure to like this video and subscribe to our channel for more and I'll see you next time