Very good writing advice here that my eyes read and my ears heard, and that I’d known but my mind had forgotten. You get the idea. 🙂
WORDS TO LEAVE OUT
These are words you don’t need 9 out of 10 times.
Example: She looked up at Sally. She looked at Sally.
Ex: He walked over to the door. He walked to the door.
As a freelance editor, I can’t tell you how many times, in how many manuscripts, I take out the ups, downs, arounds and overs. Pretty soon it feels like you’re directing traffic. Kill them. Save your justs, thens and seems for when you really need them.
| All |
| Each |
| Up |
| Even |
| Here |
| Seems |
| Through |
| From |
| Just |
| For |
| Around |
| That |
| Over |
| Down |
| Along |
| Be |
| Only |
| Surely |
| Yet |
| Suddenly |
| Comes |
| Away |
| Out |
| Though |
| Feel |
| Very |
| Against |
| Ever |
| Already |
| Very |
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Phrases you almost NEVER need: If she smiles, where else is a smile going to be besides on her face? If we know she’s in the drawing room, where else is the chair she sits in going… |
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oh brother, here we go again 