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drusillas_rain ([info]drusillas_rain) wrote,
@ 2009-01-02 12:05:00

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pub resource - blog post - overwriting advice
One of the publishing blogs I read had a really interesting post about "overwriting" - the tendency to string together as many adjectives, adverbs, and "replacement" nouns as possible, among other things.

The blogger is an editor, so the post is written from their perspective of having to edit a promising manuscript, and shares tips on how to identify if you're an overwriter, as well as a list of words that scream out "overwriter".

http://editorialass.blogspot.com/2009/01/overwriters-anonymous.html


One of the bad words on the list is "sudden (suddenly)" and I know I succumb to that one. I think I need to find some resources on how to deal with that better...


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[info]kabal42
2009-01-02 01:55 pm UTC (link)
Hehe, thanks for that link! I think I've done some of that, too. (The "sudden" thing I've definitely done.)

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[info]drusillas_rain
2009-01-02 08:29 pm UTC (link)
My stuff tends toward suspense, so it'll be a hard habit to kick.
Glad it's of use :)

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[info]kabal42
2009-01-02 08:30 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, I like writing mystery kind of stuff, so I get that too. I'll have to think about how to better do that.

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