Writing pitfalls to look out for

For anyone interested how to edit, or even write the first time around

Clarity issues:
- Cause/Effect. That's a major hang-up.
- Closely followed by paragraph breaks, when to set them or when NOT.
- Clarity. Includes fancy words or 'poetry' when not warranted.
- Who is speaking? When to use the name of the POV character, and when it is clear enough to use 'He'.

'Craft of writing' issues:
- Pacing. Short vs long sentences according to action/passivity
- Only what the MC is experiencing should be written down: authorial intrusion. (disclaimer: for close POV writings)

'Easyness' of read-through:
- Elimination of repeat-words
- Not every sentence should start with the same word (i.e. The)
- Closely followed by the fact, that speech should not always start with the spoken words, and the physical reaction of the character afterwards. It should vary.

If a writing adheres to the above, I am most likely provisionally content . But .. doing the above is hard and not always obvious at the time of writing first. Often it needs a bit of time to see the clarity/cause-effect issues. All other points are comparatively easy to see first time around.