Originally published at: https://shanniiwrites.com/2019/07/03/mistakes-new-writers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/
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For poor grammar, I know that many new writers have poor grammar (I do lol) especially if they arenāt writing in their first language but I havenāt seen anyone who says that itās unimportant. If someone said that to meā¦ I wouldnāt know what to say, because it is!
I agree with that you have to read to improve as a writer and be supportive to other writers and ultimately friends.
Mhm, people in general arenāt that good at taking criticism but criticism is amazing if you know how to approach it! This is something I have to work on as well because itās kind of hard to take constructive criticism.
Ugh, rip GoT. I bet the books are amazing though! Itās kind of sad that they cut it short, they definitely had the audience and numbers to continue another season. I guess they just didnāt want to work on it anymore. 
Donāt have a lot to say about the advertising more than there were some awesome tips there.
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Yes, yes, and for any writers who are struggling with with grammar, then Iām happy to help proofread your story for you. I have done this for Fraud too. (wink)
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Hehe yes, thank you! Very helpful but very scary 
Thaaanks 
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HEHEHEHE! Youāre soooo cute.
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Yess, absolutely!
I donāt really think Iām a new writer because I write stories for a few years now. I never made the first two mistakes, grammar was always important to me and I love to check out other peopleās stories!
To mistake 4ā¦ I still do that one I feel bad but I really havenāt planned anything about my story other than a rough idea of where I want it to end and the characters I want to see in there. And I probably advertised my story way too soon, but I still got some readers so I donāt think it was a big mistake.
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I say donāt avoid the mistake, lean in, hit every traffic cone then look back five years from now and feel embarrassed like the rest of us.
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Hey @Bloggers and @Writers, what makes do new writers make and have you made any onf them? Take a read of this and tell me what you think!
Remember that if you really enjoyed this blog, feel free to recommend it (itās similar to liking it). This will help with it being higher in the results of search engines too.
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ngl this was one of the blogs i hadnāt really paid attention to, as iām technically not a new writer, and i believe that making mistakes is a very important part of the learning process
and well this was a pleasantly surprising read
i agree with Shannii in most points, but (as usual) i have a couple things to add:
Mistake 1: Poor Grammar
while i agree on the fact that grammar is important to stories i must also add that expecting perfect grammar out of everyone can be a classist stanceā¦ āproper grammarā in general can be a classist stance, as it stems from a couple privileged white people dictating whatās right and what isnāt
if anyoneās interested on the theory behind this, Ćngel Rama has some interesting texts on the topic
also, perfect grammar isnāt needed in some cases, if you ask me
for example: dialogue
Mistake 7: Only Using Forums to Advertise
i completely agree with this, oneās got to make a name for themself
but iād like to add, itās a good idea to branch out and use social media along with the forums
iāve discovered some great writers because of twitter, for example!
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Guys, remember that your first draft isnāt meant to be perfect. Thatās why itās a first draft.
Just write down your story, donāt go back and edit anything until youāre finished unless you might not remember later.
As someone once said, right down your story and then make it look like you knew what you were doing all along.
This is something that has plagued me for a long time and in the long run it probably hindered my progress by trying to make the first draft perfect
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