Hello here. I have issues with the constant use of Pronouns in my novels which sucks a lot. Who has suggestions that might help and improve my prose writing skills? I look forward to receiving your responses. Zoe
Read it out loud. Pesky pronouns are easy issues to find. You can eradicate most of them. If you want to find where you get too wordy, or the reader will stumble, read out loud. Welcome. This forum, and I in particular, is excited to get new aspiring poets to help review, answer questions, and post new work. Remember to read to rules here. You will find that you will receive help when you give it. I look forward to seeing your reviews and help you give to the forum. Then I'll look forward to reviewing your own work.
Welcome! I'm Iain, one of the mods here. If you haven't had a chance to yet, be sure to check out New Member Quick Start and Forum Rules, and don't be shy about contacting me or one of the other active mods (jannert and big soft moose at the moment) if you have any questions or problems. You'll need to have two weeks' membership, twenty posts (which include two constructive critiques of others' writing) before you can post in the Workshop for critique of your own work, but until then, feel free to poke around and jump into any one of the numerous discussions that are ongoing here. Those initial requirements will fly by. We've got a vibrant poetry community here, which I have to confess I'm not part of. Anything beyond a dirty limerick confuses me to no end, but there are plenty of other members who are inclined to the poetic. While it'll take a couple weeks to be able to submit poems for critique in the Workshop, there's a monthly poetry contest that you can get involved in right away. So welcome aboard and have fun!
