Opening Page Mistakes: Cliches That New Writers Have to Avoid

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Subscribe and follow our series on How to Write a Book. This instalment focuses on writing mistakes. Specifically, common mistakes made my new writers and how to avoid clichés in your writing.

Harry Bingham takes you through the writing mistakes that literary agents will be able to spot a mile off, commonly made by newbie writers.

We’ll cover everything, from the basics of starting your novel off in a dream state (don’t do it!) through to how to get straight into the action and hook your reader straight away from the first page.

There are simple writing settings to avoid and techniques to apply to make sure that your writing doesn’t scream new writer.

When you’re done with the basic plotting, it’s time to start getting into the nitty gritty. The characterization, the emotion and how exactly to engage your reader. This video will not go through all of that (it’s only 8 minutes long!) but is a great place to start to get your on your way to writing a truly engaging novel.