I submit the required number of pages to my critique group each week.

Before “turning my submission in” I reread it several times.

Then, I check for white space.

I don’t want my pages to appear black with print. That “turns off” readers nowadays. They want to digest what writers have to say at a pretty fast clip—and move on.

Texting, Facebook, Instagram and others have changed both how we write and read.

Short, chopping sentences.

Bursts of activity.

Lots of white space.