#QuickTip from a #Copyeditor:

Body parts function in specific ways, and you can assume your readers know how the body works – hands clap, feet (or legs) kick, shoulders shrug, and so on. You can't nod with your hands, you can't kick with your arms.

With that in mind, 'He rose to his feet, the note in his hands' would be better as 'He stood, clutching the note'.

Have you checked your writing for unnecessary body parts?

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#QuickTip from a #copyeditor:

Be aware of redundant or unnecessary words that clutter your writing. For example:

'John woke up with a start'
Woke/wake means to stop sleeping (among other things!) so the 'up' is redundant.

'I pushed the red button down'
Activating a button always makes it go down/in, meaning 'down' is unnecessary.

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