A day of #editing for an anthology, so short works of 1200 words.

Two big issues jumped out:

Over use of -ly adverbs in narrative. This is weak writing and tells, rather than shows. It doesn't require too much rearranging to use a verb. My general rule is <4 -ly adverbs per page.

Point of view (POV). In short fiction keep to 1 or at most 2 POVs, and make it clear whose mind we're occupying.

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"Unfortunately"

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I love a badly good adverb, or is it goodly bad 🤔 As you can tell, I'm also a fan of awkward sentences 😂

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Need a #poem to brighten your day? Head on over to my blog where you'll find my latest #poetry post, featuring 'Life' by Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855).

It's a delightfully optimistic and positive poem, just what we need on hump day 😃

The post includes #vocabulary exercises on #adjectives and #adverbs; have fun with those! 🤓

https://grammaticus.blog/2023/03/29/life-by-charlotte-bronte/

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@SaraNSmit The point of being told to avoid adverbs is to try to force the writer to find a more specific verb, which is generally the better choice. But if you cannot find a verb that says what you need it to, use the adverb.
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Question for fellow writing tooters.

I’m sitting here writing & sometimes I will obsess over a sentence so as not to use an adverb. It really stalls me on occasion.

During the twit days, I had it beaten into my head that adverbs are the Devil, basically because Stephen King said so. So I will obsess over not using them at all, even when a sentence is practically begging for one. Logically I feel like they’re okay sometimes.

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#writers a reviewer informs that #hemingwayapp is NOT against #adverbs, it is against the abundant use of adverbs. "Instead of these verbal atrocities, switch over to a more powerful verb. For instance, instead of saying that someone is 'walking slowly' you can say they 'tip-toed' or they 'crept.' That way, your writing is more vivid.
#Grammarians ( @billweinberg and #editors take note!