1 Lust
When you’ve lost the joy of writing.
When what you gain as an author outweighs what your readers get from your book.
When you form empty relationships in the writing world just to get ahead.
When the book pales in comparison to the hype.
2 Gluttony
When you would do absolutely anything for your muse.
When you keep on writing long after you realize that not one word will be worth keeping.
When you buy thousands of your own books with no intention of parting with a single copy.
When you love your story so much you rewrite it word for word just to enjoy writing it again.
3 Greed
When royalties become more important than readers.
When the packaging far outweighs the content.
When the writing is fueled by money, not passion.
When your autograph becomes a chore, not a privilege.
4 Sloth
When you refuse to consult a dictionary or even to notice spellcheck marks.
When you know your grammar weaknesses, but never check on the rules when using them.
When you realize the editing and formatting are lousy, but just let them go.
When you have amazing writing talents, but never write books that utilize them.
5 Wrath
When you fashion a character after somebody in order to exact your revenge.
When you delete everything you’ve ever written out of rage.
When you are consumed by hatred for your critics.
When you quit writing because you despise what you’ve written.
6 Envy
When you read a bestselling book for no other reason than to discover it’s faults.
When you leave a bad review for a book that you wish you had written.
When you spend more time exploring other writers’ success than writing your own books.
When you would sell your soul to become a bestseller.
7 Pride
When you believe your status raises you above your fellow authors.
When you believe that your writing has no equal.
When you expect everyone to offer nothing but high praise for your writing.
When you can’t publish for fear of criticism.
Writer’s Heaven
Surely, all passionate writer’s go to Heaven, right?
Seven Deadly Sins of Writing
Chris McMullen
Author of A Detailed Guide to Self-Publishing with Amazon and Other Online Booksellers
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I hear about the ‘revenge writing’ a lot. I wonder how common that is. Have you ever seen it in a published work?
I hear about it, too. Hopefully, those authors have the sense to keep secrets…
Deep and dark. Yikes and good to have the heads up..
Better than a lot of other 4-letter words beginning with ‘d.’ I’ll take deep and dark. 🙂
Tee hee hee. Me too 🙂
I agree