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Ways to improve your book
Okay, so I have seen these mistakes in a lot of books, various genre, and book type. So I decided I'm going to point out 3 top mistakes authors underestimate that could actually make your readers lose interest.
1. *Please, please, please, please, please PAY ATTENTION TO TYPOS AND PUNCTUATION!
Yes, it sound so basic and simple.
How is it going to help improve my book? It's just minor mistakes.
WRONG!
Now, typos and punctuation misusage can reduce reader's enjoyment in the book, it could also lead to misconception. Try finding out the difference between this two sentences:
- I was walking my doll in my arms taking a deep breath. Today was hectic I got bad news, thrown at me all day long- I was walking, my doll in my arms, taking a deep breath. Today was hectic, I got bad news thrown at me all day long.
See?
And did you notice something? When you read the first sentence, you didn't stop. You didn't slow down or take a breath, your mind keeps reading on. But on the second sentence, you stopped a few times.
Why? Because of commas and periods. You automatically slowed down or even stop when you see them.
Fun fact: You can turn this to your advantages.
If you want to write, say, an action scene that goes BAM-BAM-BAM, you can use as little commas as possible. If you want to put emphasis on a word or sentence, you can isolate them into it's own paragraph.
Example: If you scroll up, I isolated the word "WRONG!" I also isolated the sentence "Yes, it sound so basic and simple." And there are many more in this article.
2. Every sentence can only have 2 MESSAGES and very paragraph can only have 1 TOPIC in them.Just do it, people. Don't stuff sh*t into one sentence and paragraph like this: My legs throbbed harder as I run into the woods from my brother who had betrayed my family and I sigh at the thought crashing back at me mercilessly.
DON'T!I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN MYSELF. JUST. DON'T.
Break them down into a couple of sentences: My legs throbbed harder as I run into the woods. My brother is hot on my tail, he had betrayed me and my family. I sigh at the thought crashing back at me mercilessly.Actually, this sentence can be rearranged. Because there is two topics in it, what is she doing and who her brother is. Try this instead: My Brother had betrayed my family, and now, he's coming after me. My legs throbbed harder as I run into the woods. I sigh as the reality of my situation came crashing back at me mercilessly.
Of course, there is no right way to do it, but there will always be a better way of doing it.3. IMPOSTOR ALERT! Watch out of these words!
- "Start"✗ I start to walk down the hallway.✓ I walk down the hallway.✓ The game starts just as we arrive.✗ The game just as we arrive.
This proves that if the sentence's meaning doesn't change when you take out a word, then take it out. Every word need to earn it's place in a sentence.
- "Then""✗ If you want it, then take it.✓ If you want it, take it.
- "Feel" ✗ I feel his hands entwined with mine.✓ His hands entwined with mine.✓ I feel guilty, I could've prevent that, but I didn't.
