I just wanted to share this article listing 10 Beginner Writer Mistakes:
http://www.holtuncensored.com/hu/the-ten-mistakes/
Most of it, of course, has been mentioned on AW countless times. But I learned a few things.
For one, I've heard of "Tom Swifties" before, but didn't know what it meant. "I won first prize!" he said winningly- hilarious.
I liked this part too:
My favorite part was about the adverbs. I try to seek and destroy adverbs in my writing, and nine times out of ten I find a better, more "showy" way to write the sentence without the adverb. But I do leave some in because I honestly feel it's the best way to word that sentence, and then I stress about them.
But this article points out that not all adverbs are created equal:
Anyway, just wanted to share!
(Also....100th post!
)
http://www.holtuncensored.com/hu/the-ten-mistakes/
Most of it, of course, has been mentioned on AW countless times. But I learned a few things.
For one, I've heard of "Tom Swifties" before, but didn't know what it meant. "I won first prize!" he said winningly- hilarious.
I liked this part too:
I just thought that was funny.
My favorite part was about the adverbs. I try to seek and destroy adverbs in my writing, and nine times out of ten I find a better, more "showy" way to write the sentence without the adverb. But I do leave some in because I honestly feel it's the best way to word that sentence, and then I stress about them.
But this article points out that not all adverbs are created equal:
He gives several examples from published novels that use these adverbs, and shows how much better the phrase would be without them. Made me feel much better.
Anyway, just wanted to share!
(Also....100th post!
)
