What Book Editors Hate - WritersLife.org

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We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   hi I'm Jody from WritersLife.org and today we'll be talking about what book editors hate a piece of advice every writer should follow is to hire a professional editor to go through their work once they have completed their book however to actually prepare your manuscript for that stage it's a good idea to be aware of the common pitfalls that writers fall into and if you know what editors hate you can make their lives easier and save you time and money too not only is it good to look out for and fix the mistakes that editors hate before you send your book to them but also for when you send your book to publishers and agents if you want them to seriously consider your work checking that you have already eliminated any of these editors bugbears from your book before you send it off will give you a much better chance of success so what is it that editors hates let's take a look no basic grasp of grammar or spelling if every second word is a spelling mistake and every sentence is punctuated incorrectly it's going to take a huge effort and many hours to get through your book this will mean editors have less time to concentrate on structure character development and plot elements which is important to receive feedback on do yourself a favor and run your manuscript through a spelling and grammar check before you pass it on to an editor huge passages focusing on backstory having backstory is a useful device for establishing your characters and allowing the readers insight into their past lives however if you focus too much on backstory both the editor and the reader will get bored include details that are relevant and necessary cut the rest out an entire chapter where the character is walking somewhere driving somewhere or sitting in bed reminiscing an excellent book will be fast paced and full of action if the character spends too much time getting somewhere or reminiscing about something this slows down the pace of your book a pet peeve of editors melodrama making your story overly dramatic and make it seem farcical and unbelievable readers need to buy into your story to believe it editor's know that and so should you making the same point over and over again if you draw out a point laboriously or repeat it in different ways over and over again it simply looks like you're trying to hit a word count rather than write a story that appeals to your readers you say something well you only need to say it once going into too much detail creativity is all about having poetic license and beautiful descriptions can be really effective in a book and enhance your story significantly however when you spend an entire paragraph describing a vase in your character's living room it better seriously be significant otherwise you need to cut it down over writing is a big no-no for editor silly inconsistencies when you are editing and redrafting your novel look out for inconsistencies these can be anything from where character is standing to the time of year inconsistencies are easy to make but will frustrate your editor as these should be picked up by you repetitive vocabulary if you continuously use the same descriptive word this will quickly get tiresome for your readers try to be unique and exciting with all of your descriptions if you know you've overused a word try doing a Find and Replace search of your manuscript so you can easily pick these up and change them long passages of dialogue dialogue creates immediacy can drive the action forward and reveals more about your characters however don't turn every piece of dialogue into a massive speech or monologue use it as a device to break up the narrative instead telling rather than showing editors hate it when you tell the reader something rather than showing them comb through your novel and pick up instances of when you're doing this this will save your editor having to point them all out for you if you can go through your manuscript before you send it to an editor agent or publisher and look out for these 10 things you make their and your lives so much easier so make sure you take the time to edit your book first thoroughly and you'll find you get so much more out of your editor and are more likely to have a positive response from a publisher too don't forget if you're having a hard time writing or finishing your book check out our free writers toolkit it can help you overcome procrastination get organized stay focused and get your book published just head to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit to download your FREE copy if   you enjoyed this video don't forget to give thumbs up turn on our notifications and subscribe down below and be sure to visit writer cyborg for more 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