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John Howard Reid
ASIN: B007P2NSF0
Publisher: Amazon
Pages: 12

This book examines the following points: 1. Accessibility. Don’t make your work hard to read. Make it easy for all your potential readers. 2. Titles. Avoid long titles. 3. Point of view. Avoid using a third person viewpoint when a first would be more effective. 4. Names. Avoid endlessly repeating the name of your central character. Avoid difficult names unless your intention is humorous. Avoid making your characters all talk the same way. 5. Avoid starting off on a low note. Get the reader involved from the outset. Avoid repetitive subject-verb-predicate sentences. Defy new-age grammarians and use gerunds occasionally. Don’t use “was….was” constructions. 6. Watch your language. Avoid dull dialog, foreign phrases and even more so, foreign dialog. Avoid dialog that doesn’t perform any functions except take up space. Make sure the reader can sense who is speaking the lines even if you ...
Amazon Rating:
4.5 stars from 11 ratings