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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Common writing mistakes and how to avoid them: Tim Lott’s writer’s toolkit, part 2

Tim Lott
Tim Lott Photograph: Tim Lott

Though in content and story, many manuscripts are wholly different from one another, in draft form, they tend to carry the same mistakes. This is not to say that the essence or vision you, a writer, has for your story is irretrievable - far from it. By recognising common mistakes in your writing, you’re already on your way to avoiding them in the future.

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