Common mistakes made by writers

Since we’re on the subject of getting things wrong today, worth checking out the following article on common mistakes made by writers.
My choice for biggest mistake? Write for yourself not the reader. Remember the reader and everything else slots into place. What do they need to understand the story? What don’t they need? Have they been overwhelmed with unnecessary detail or starved of the crucial facts which allow them to understand what is happening? Are you boring them because your story is too slow?
You can find the article on
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/5-mistakes-writers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them?et_mid=687666&rid=239222387

John Dean