Quote Originally Posted by Rhabbi View Post
My weak spot is grammar, punctuation, and the good use of adjectives and adverbs.
Adverbs are something I consciously try to avoid, especially as qualifiers of dialogue. For example:

"You have beautiful hair," he said lovingly.

She smiled back at him.

While the meaning of 'lovingly' is understood, I think it makes for a better story if you actually describe what 'lovingly' looks like or what it feels like for the character.

"You have beautiful hair," he said. He lightly brushed her fringe aside to look deeply into her eyes.

She smiled back at him.

This takes more time and may interrupt with the flow when writing, but it's worth doing even if you write a first draft using adverbs and then revise them at the edit stage.

Looking forward to reading you work, Mishka