Apologies for the ambiguity, I meant it may have similar issues in not basing its reccomendations on hard data about what the majority of people find useful
It’s very hard to talk generally, even about fiction. But if you send the same manuscript to ten different editors, the same problems come up again and again. Try not to use adverbs. Watch point-of-view. Don’t use too much (or too little) description. Watch pacing. Avoid the passive voice. Show, don’t tell. Use said. Etc.
Apologies for the ambiguity, I meant it may have similar issues in not basing its reccomendations on hard data about what the majority of people find useful
It’s very hard to talk generally, even about fiction. But if you send the same manuscript to ten different editors, the same problems come up again and again. Try not to use adverbs. Watch point-of-view. Don’t use too much (or too little) description. Watch pacing. Avoid the passive voice. Show, don’t tell. Use said. Etc.