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While reviewing a blog I ran across at the Self-Publishing School site, I realized their points covered some of the main techniques I teach in my writing workshops to overcome these issues. Study the few tips below, and you’ll be amazed at how your words jump off the page!

Avoid passive voice, use active voice insteadPassive voice often uses inactive verbs followed by words ending in “-ed”
or “-ing”Passive voice = is cheering, are praying, have bingedActive voice = cheer, prays, bingedIn active voice, you start your sentences with the subject and use an active verb to describe what the subject does. 



Don’t use weak verbs, use active verbs insteadInactive/”to be” verbs = is, was, has, have, be, beenActive verbs create a mental picture: cheers, pray, binged, stumble, stared



Why use emotion explaining, when you can simply show physical reactions? Climb into a character’s skin and experience what they taste, feel, hear, smell, and do.Beauty is in the details… describe how someone’s hands shake and lips quiver when they tremble in “fear.”

Write on!
Ann Narcisian Videan, Book Shepherd
Write • Edit • Publish • Word-of-mouth strategy

P.S. Learn more about my novels on my Amazon Author Central page.