Bite Size Writing Tips

Alone and Aloud

As writers, it’s so easy to become immersed in our work. Often we know our own stories  so well, which means that when we read our writing to check for errors, we miss spelling mistakes, a word here and there, a comma etc, because we know what it should read. 

So try leaving your work alone for a few days and then return to it with ‘fresh eyes’ – and read it aloud. In reading your work aloud, with a few days’ break in between, you should find it easier to spot any mistakes. 

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16 responses to “Bite Size Writing Tips”

  1. these are wonderful, amazing lines – wow

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    1. Thank you, Mihran 🙂

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  2. I read most things aloud to my poor, long-suffering wife. What I don’t find, she’s sure to!

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  3. So helpful. Thanks for these. And the lines at the end are my fav.

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    1. Thank you so much, Bindu 🙂

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      1. You are welcome.

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  4. Just to be sure, I make mine at least seven times!!! ;-((

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    1. You’re not alone!

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  5. Reblogged this on D.B. Mauldin and commented:
    Writing Tips

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    1. Thank you very much 🙂

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  6. Very sound advice… never edit with tired eyes…🤪

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    1. So true! Though we all do it!

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  7. I completely agree, Esther. It’s one of the reasons why I no longer publish blog posts on the same day they were written. Sleeping on them has really help me improve my writing.

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    1. It makes such a difference, Hugh. I’ve been amazed at the issues I spot with fresh eyes.

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      1. Me too, Esther. Sometimes I get really shocked at what I missed when writing the post. One of the best tips I offer to those that ask is not to publish a blog post on the day it’s written. Come back to it and make it even better.

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