Comments on: Seven Deadly Novel Writing Sins: Sharing Too Much Information https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:59:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Giving It a Rest | The Writer Sits Down https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-21515 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 03:31:46 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-21515 […] me (and any readers that might trip over this blog) well away from the main action.  This post on “The Seven Deadly Sins for Novel Writers: Sin #7: TMI (Too Much Information)” from the blog Writers Helping Writers has made me step back and say, […]

]]> By: Stepping Out & 7 DEADLY WRITING SINS | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-17748 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:25:42 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-17748 […] SIN #7: Too Much Information […]

]]> By: Slamdunk https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3882 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:07:37 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3882 Not long at all–very informative. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Ruth https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3309 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:04:21 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3309 “If they wanted giant clots of info, they’d sign up for a night class at the local college.”

LOL–I’m sometimes guilty of this, and I’m trying to be alert for it in revisions. Thanks for the reminder!

]]> By: Danyelle https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3308 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:50:15 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3308 This is beautiful, Angela! And so very true. Great reminders and tips. Thank you!

]]> By: Angela https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3294 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:35:56 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3294 Thanks everyone for the great comments! I’m glad that this series has been helpful–I think we all have similar writing pitfalls to watch out for.

Happy writing!

Angela

]]> By: Mary Witzl https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3287 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:24:00 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3287 This post is VERY timely for me too as TMI is my biggest sin, bar none. I’m in the midst of a major rewrite right now and keep finding overwritten passages with obviously labored explanations that weigh the story down. I’ll come back to this.

]]> By: Andrea https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3278 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:05:19 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3278 Thanks for the great reminders, Angela! The Showing and Telling one especially hits home for me as I work on revising.

]]> By: Jason Black https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3276 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:31:48 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3276 Regarding sin #7, I wrote an article on using backstory correctly some while ago that you and your readers might also find helpful:

http://www.plottopunctuation.com/blog/show/25

]]> By: Shannon O'Donnell https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3275 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:23:38 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3275 Never apologize – your posts are worth their weight in gold! Thanks for another great lesson. I know I am guilty of the “too much thinking” problem. 🙂

]]> By: Wendy Marcus https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3273 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:50:16 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3273 This blog is amazing! I’ve added it to my favorites. Thank you for all the time you’ve spent helping us to become better writers!

]]> By: Laura Pauling https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3272 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:33:02 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/02/seven-deadly-sins-for-novel-writing-sin-vii/#comment-3272 Great post! I think those deadly sins are something almost every writer goes through!

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