Crucial Mistakes To Avoid in Your Writing

Don't let these trip you up

One of our new BYW friends, Cathy, sent in today’s question: “What mistakes are there to avoid in writing?”

It’s a useful question. Thanks, Cathy.

If you have your own questions, feel free to send an email (or just hit reply).

Are there rules? Is there a right and wrong of writing?

Good writing often breaks the rules: **Creative Anarchy!!**

BUT…

There are some common slipups I see new writers make that hinder their success. (I’ve made most of these mistakes myself, too!)

Luckily, I’ve summed them up several times over the past 5 years:

4 Mistakes You’re Probably Making As a New Writer (particularly fiction writers)

3 Easy-to-Fix Mistakes That Hinder Your Writing Success (2 minute read!)

3 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing About Relationships

I’d recommend reading that last one if you ever talk about yourself or other real people in your pieces. (So pretty much most nonfiction writing!)

These are all friend links so you can bypass the Medium paywall.

And a bonus one for fun

AI Writers Make the Same 5 Mistakes Beginner Writers Make

How do you compare to ChatGPT?

What mistakes do you think writers make? What mistakes have you made?

Leave a comment and let us know!

Kelly xx