BECOMING AN AUTHOR. DEADLY SINS OF THE WRITING CRAFT.

BECOMING AN AUTHOR; DEADLY SINS OF THE WRITING CRAFT
Here are seven deadly sins of the writing craft. Have you committed any of them? What remedy have you taken to suppress the sins?

DEADLY SINS OF THE WRITING CRAFT.
Here are seven deadly sins of the writing craft. Have you committed any of them? What remedy have you taken to suppress the sins?

1. Laziness
   Intellectual laziness is something all writers are prone to: as in writing the same type of book, and doing it annually.

2. Trying to be a good student
   Lisa Gardner, author of The Killing Hour said it’s a thrill to rope a lot of cool forensic facts in the research process. But the danger is in going home and regurgitating all of them in your novel

3. Marching down the outline
   Marching down the outline occurs when you sit down to write and follow your outline exactly.

4. Denying jealousy
   It’s a good thing to let some of that jealousy seep through. “It’s really healthy to let yourself have the full range of emotions.”
   5.Focusing too heavily on the business
   “To the exclusion of actually writing novels, don’t be obsesses over the business end of writing”

5. Not reading books
   Reading is essential for writers. As one who wants to become a writer, ask yourself "how many books do I read a year?"

6. Imitation
   There is a difference between imitating a book, and being influenced by a book. Therefore, it’s valuable to figure out why you think certain things work in the books you read, and why others don’t, and then being influenced by a particular book will have positive results in your book you aim to write.