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→ Subscribe at: /raquelbookish Hi everyone! In today's video I'm going to talk about some common mistakes that writers who are just starting out make. I hope these writing tips will help you a lot. My novels: ????⬛ The Gifts: https://amzn.to/3eFYQHl ???? The Guardians: https://amzn.to/3QEmpR0 00:00 Writing a good novel 01:18 Villain without clear motivations 02:30 Passive protagonists 03:03 Being afraid of clichés 04:42 More complicated is not always better 05:44 Not thinking about the reader 06:41 Imitating instead of finding your voice 07:25 Not finishing what you start 09:01 Not showing what you write 09:26 Wanting to please EVERYONE 10:22 Writing secondary characters as stereotypes 10:55 Wanting to write the perfect book on the first try 12:05 Telling everything at the beginning (infodumping) 12:43 Never explaining anything 13:05 All characters sound the same 14:16 Not thinking about time and point of view 15:03 Forgetting that being a writer is a process 16:18 Being in a hurry to publish before time 17:17 Signing contracts without professional advice 17:46 Not all advice is for everyone ✨WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME ╰Instagram: / raquelbookish ╰Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@raquelbookish... ╰ Email: [email protected] Hello! If we don’t know each other, my name is Raquel Brune and this is my channel. Here you can find comments on my most recent readings, lists of books to read on different occasions, reading and writing tips and also about creativity and habits, humorous videos about “those beings called readers” and above all many, many outtakes. ???? Video editing by Paula Crespo: https://www.instagram.com/paulastonem...