Insights From the Proofread
I am constantly learning as I hone this craft of writing. I’ve always thought my spelling and grammar were pretty good but I’ve noticed a few things that my editor/proofreader must have just rolled her eyes at.
Awhile is a noun. A while is an adverb.
I use the word ‘towards’ a lot, however, ‘toward’ is the preferred spelling in Canada and the United States.
In this story there was a lot of looking. She looked at the water, at him, at the road. Looks were turned to glances, peeks, stares. More interesting, for sure.
Adverbs. They have their place but avoid them when you can. Instead of ‘he said angrily’, change it to ‘he said, fists clenched’.
Shorten the sentence to make it more succinct, more clear.
A scene shouldn’t have back-to-back dialogue. A conversation needs to sit within the setting.
