An editor at Macmillan Publishing created an infographic to show the most common mistakes writers make. Misplaced commas, wordy sentences, and run-on sentences get top billing.

The list is interesting and helpful to alert writers to what they should focus on when they revise their work. I wouldn’t try to attack all of these issues on a rough draft.

Of course, some of these mistakes are more serious than others. Although they’re prioritized by frequency, other organizational strategies might be useful.

Advice at the bottom of the infographic is useful for anyone.

Discussion:

• Which of these common mistakes are problems in your own writing? How have you been able to tackle them?

• How else could this list be organized?

• How useful do you find the advice at the bottom? What other advice would you offer writers?