Since starting Thayer Literary Services in 1997 (www.your-book-editor.com), and after
reading what seems like a gazillion first novels, I have seen the same mistakes
over and over again. After a while I started calling them “the usual suspects.”
I have considered collecting them into a book, but I thought that seeing so
many of them all in one place would drive me to drink. So I decided to create
this blog as a way to discuss them one at a time, along with many other writing
issues, all of which I think will be helpful to budding writers. Follow this blog, and
I’m sure you will find some information that will help you become a better writer.
