A Few Little Books Online ShoppingEverything You Always Wanted To Read

On Writing – 5 Most Common manuscript Mistakes

The Boring Beginning. Statistics show that when a reader is choosing a book, they read the back cover or book blurb, and then they flip open the book to read the first few pages. Many authors seem to forget they only have a few sentences in which to suck a reader into their story. Start your book off with a bang by choosing a catchy opening sentence (and then deliver by following through), and use action and dialogue rather than exposition or narrative. You only have a few minutes to capture and keep a reader’s (or editor’s!) attention; use your time wisely.

Incoherent Writing. You’re the author…you know exactly what’s happening in your book at all times, because the story is in your head. But sometimes details get lost in the translation, and some writers have a difficult time getting everything straight on paper. Make sure you’re starting your book in the right place (generally, this is the moment of “change” for your main character). Don’t dump whole boatloads of back story at once—dribble in a little at a time, on a “need to know” basis. If you have a complicated plot, make a plot grid or outline, and use it as a map when writing your story. A volunteer BETA reader is often helpful in spotting areas where a reader might think, Huh?

Overuse of “it” and “that.” Search for these words and either delete or replace them. The word “that” is usually unnecessary and the word “it” can often be replaced with a more concrete word or phrase.

Overuse of certain words or phrases. Try to vary descriptive words or phrases, as well as nouns and adjectives. If you used the word “hand,” for instance, five times in the last 2 paragraphs, you’re going to distract and annoy your reader.

Incorrect and/or redundant dialogue tags. People do not breathe, wheeze, chortle, order, demand, instruct (etc) words. They either say them, or they ask them. Period. If you must use a dialogue tag, use said or asked. Or better yet, use an action tag, but remember, action tags are separated from the dialogue by periods, not commas. Your job as a writer is to make the dialogue speak for itself. “Get to your room!” he ordered, is not only incorrect (people do not “order” words), but it’s also redundant. “Get to your room!” by definition, is an order. The tag “he ordered” is not necessary.

About the Author

Jill N. Noble is Senior Editor with Noble Romance publishing, LLC. Noble Romance offers high quality erotic romance novels in electronic formats. Visit http://www.nobleromance.com today to learn more.

Cover of Jules Vernes Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea Photo Mugs ….

Depiction of Santorini Photo Mugs From the Book of the Islands (isolario) of the Archipelago. It covers the Ionian Islands, Aegean Islands and Constantinople…..

Merton album, front cover Photo Mugs An album of drawings made at Nelsons house, Merton Place, Surrey, by Thomas Baxter (1782-1821), between 1802 and 1805…..

Tap Root Manuscript $5.27 No Description Available.Genre: Popular MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 2-NOV-1989…

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni) Op 8 Nos 1-4 $16.98 …

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 $5.78 All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed….

Susan Brown Designs General Themes – manuscripts on Paisley – Light Switch Covers – single toggle switch $11.75 Manuscripts on Paisley Light Switch Cover is new and handcrafted utilizing unique process resulting in a stunning high gloss ceramic-like finish. SET OF MATCHING SCREWS IS INCLUDED giving it a perfect finishing touch. Made of durable metal material….

Susan Brown Designs General Themes – Manuscripts on Paisley – Light Switch Covers – 2 plug outlet cover $13.95 Manuscripts on Paisley Light Switch Cover is new and handcrafted utilizing unique process resulting in a stunning high gloss ceramic-like finish. SET OF MATCHING SCREWS IS INCLUDED giving it a perfect finishing touch. Made of durable metal material….

Susan Brown Designs General Themes – Manuscripts on Paisley – Light Switch Covers – double toggle switch $13.75 Manuscripts on Paisley Light Switch Cover is new and handcrafted utilizing unique process resulting in a stunning high gloss ceramic-like finish. SET OF MATCHING SCREWS IS INCLUDED giving it a perfect finishing touch. Made of durable metal material….

Time Changer $10.89 All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed….

Southworth Fine Manuscript Cover $16.99 100 / Box 12.50″ x 9″ 41SM 50% 75% 25% Cotton Date-Coded manuscript covers protect documents and enhance their appearance to create a favorable impression. 25 percent cotton fiber provides heavyweight protection. Tops are scored and corners are clipped for folding and binding. Each acid-free manuscript cover contains 75 percent recycled material and 50 percent post-consumer material. 30 lb. Acid-free Binding Cover Blue Document Fine Manuscript Cover Heavyweight Cover No Southworth Southworth Company, Agawam, MA Yes www.southworth.com

manuscript submission $14.99 fiction publishing is alive, well, and growing – which is good news for you. You can get your fiction published, provided you know how to write an effective cover letter, create an outline that communicates what your fiction is about, and choose the best sample selection to arouse an editor’s interest. This book shows you how to assemble a winning, selling fiction proposal to give your fiction the best possible chance of being published. It shows you how to make an editor want to see more of your novel, not just the proposal package. You’ll find clear, specific strategies for keeping your manuscripts out of the “slush pile” and getting them directly into the hands of the right people. And how to make the most of your writing credits, credentials, and contacts you may already have, but aren’t utilizing effectively. Most important, you get a clear, honest, no-nonsense look at fiction publishing today. In short, this book enables you to give your fiction its best chance for success.

A Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology $125 In the first dictionary of its kind a leading expert on english manuscripts defines some 1,500 terms, including types of manuscript, their physical features, writing implements, writing surfaces, scribes, scripts, postal markings, and seals, as well as those relating to literature, bibliography, editing, dating, conservation, cartography, commerce, heraldry, law, and military and naval matters. – ;This is the first Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology ever to be published. Dealing with the subject of documentation – which affects everyone's lives (from every-day letters, notes, and shopping lists to far-reaching legal instruments, if not autograph literary masterpieces) – Peter Beal defines, in a lively and accessible style, some 1,500 terms relating to manuscripts and their production and use in Britain from 1450 to the present day. The entries, which range. in length from one line to nearly a hundred lines each, cover terms defining types of manuscript, their physical features and materials, writing implements, writing surfaces, scribes and other writing agents, scripts, postal markings, and seals, as well as subjects relating to literature, bibliography,. archives, palaeography, the editing and printing of manuscripts, dating, conservation, and such fields as cartography, commerce, heraldry, law, and military and naval matters. The book includes 96 illustrations showing many of the features described. – ;affords many pleasures to the curious… an intellectual inventory. – Andrew Zurcher, Times Literary Supplement

The Manuscript $2.99 Claire is desperate and destitute. Justin is reclusive and wounded. Together, they tentatively explore forbidden passion and work together to decipher not only the ancient secrets of an old manuscript, but the intricacies of their newfound love. Justin isn’t free…but is there a way around the censure of polite society? [Erotic Historical: Contains graphic sexual content and adult language.]