REFERENCE FOR WRITERSAs an author, have you ever had rules shoved down your throat?Rules such as:Dont use dialogue tags, only beats.Avoid passive verbs.Dont use weasel words.Avoid adverbs.Youre not alone. Authors are often confronted with theMoreREFERENCE FOR WRITERSAs an author, have you ever had rules shoved down your throat?Rules such as:Dont use dialogue tags, only beats.Avoid passive verbs.Dont use weasel words.Avoid adverbs.Youre not alone. Authors are often confronted with the rules of writing, many times by those who push them as never/dont restrictions instead of minimize/limit guidelines.
Listening to all of those voices can leave you feeling chained. Unnecessarily. As time passes, more chains are added by yet more rules, given by legalistic, though often well-meaning, people.There IS a common sense approach to the rules that strips away the chains.Its time to break free!