Thought I'd start a thread for those miscellaneous tips and ideas you pick up that you think might be useful and want to share. If you can give the source where you found them, that would be helpful.
from here: www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=82311#post82311 When it's time to revise, try printing out your story in a font that you aren't used to seeing. This can help you see what you really wrote instead of what you think you wrote.
from here: www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=82335#post82335 Type out the first chapter of a favorite novel (or a novel by a favorite author). Watch for how they use words, how sentences are put together, dialogue, POV, description, etc.
