I was in high school when I wrote my first draft. I fell in love immensely with literature after watching Harry Potter series. J K Rowling convinced me of the magical power of literature to transform people’s lives. Ever since then I’ve been practicing the art of writing. Naturally, I have made a lot of mistakes as a young writer, which is understandable because I was totally new to the whole writing thing. And I want to share with you a few of my mistakes so that you can hopefully avoid them. Here we go. · THOUGHT EDITING WAS SIMPLE: Changing commas here and there or replacing words here and there to make the sentences sound prettier is not what editing is just about. It’s a lot more detailed. The first and foremost trait you must have while editing is patience. You need to prepare your mind for the possibility of striking out chunks of texts and re-writing them or even the prospect of starting from scratch. Yes, you heard me right. · DEADLY DEADLINE:...
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