The Huge Mistake You’re Probably Making in Your Novel

Once you’ve gotten your story down on the page, it can be extremely difficult to look at your work objectively and determine whether it has the impact you want it to have. In today’s video, I reveal one of the biggest mistakes I see authors make in their book manuscripts so you can recognize and correct it in your own writing. We'll discuss how this mistake typically manifests in a draft of a story and walk through examples of how you might revise the material to have a stronger impact on the reader.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

DOWNLOAD MY FREE STORY SELF-ASSESSMENT!
https://www.alyssamatesic.com/#freebi...
SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER FEATURING WRITING/PUBLISHING EXPERTS
https://www.chapter-break.com/
WORK WITH ME ON YOUR STORY
https://www.alyssamatesic.com/profess...

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

GREAT BOOKS ABOUT WRITING/PUBLISHING:
Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer / https://amzn.to/3VE8dtt
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody / https://amzn.to/3Vyk2Bn
Before and After the Book Deal by Courtney Maum / https://amzn.to/3Z4at03 

SOME OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS:
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones / https://amzn.to/3vvWItt
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips / https://amzn.to/3CFz4Pt
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid / https://amzn.to/3CjFFi5 

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

MORE WRITING ADVICE:
Weak Writing to Banish from Your Manuscript:    • Weak Writing to Banish From Your Manu...  
Top 5 New Writer Mistakes from a PROFESSIONAL BOOK EDITOR:    • Top 5 New Writer Mistakes from a PROF...  
Writing Mistakes to Catch When Self Editing Your Book (with Examples):    • Writing Mistakes to Catch When Self E...  
 
ABOUT ME: 
My name is Alyssa Matesic, and I’m a professional book editor with nearly a decade of book publishing and editorial experience. Throughout my career, I’ve held editorial roles across both sides of the publishing industry: Big Five publishing houses and literary agencies. The goal of this channel is to help writers throughout the book writing journey—whether you're working on your manuscript or you're looking for publishing advice.
 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
MUSIC: 
Chilling by HoobeZa    • [No Copyright] Chill Lo-Fi Guitar Ins...  
Charlie Brown by Smith The Mister https://smiththemister.bandcamp.com 
Smith The Mister https://bit.ly/Smith-The-Mister-YT 
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Some of the links above are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I may earn a commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.