Here are five words and phrases you can cut from your manuscript to make your writing stronger.
What words or phrases do you think need to go? Enlighten us in the comments.
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Is there a topic you’d like to see covered?
If I don’t already have an opinion about it, I’m sure I’ll come up with something.
Is there a topic you’d like to see covered?
If I don’t already have an opinion about it, I’m sure I’ll come up with something.
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Thank you, sir. Together we can stamp out these terrible crimes against literature.
The war is a terrible one, but we shall win it, one battle at a time.
I have been trying to eradicate the word sparkle for years. Finally, a true professional is addressing this issue.
We can do this if we stay united.
Damn, you just killed my whole book. It was going to be Sparkly Vampires living in a Post-Apocolypic, humid world where they sit around singing Rush songs, not caring less. 😉
And I will sleep well.
Great post as always. You might not know this, but you are quite funny, Benjamin 🙂
In all seriousness now – do you find making blog videos more fun/easier/better than traditional blogging? Do you think it makes you more approachable as a writer than if you would just write a post?
Thanks for responding to any of the questions
Keep up the good work
Thank you, Stanislava.
They are getting easier and quicker than typing out a post. They are a little nerve racking. I’ve always been camera shy. As a professional author, I figured that was something I had to overcome. But, I am starting to have fun. The most obvious benefit of video vs typed posts is fewer typos.
Molly Greene has invited me to do a post on making videos back at her blog in the near future and I’ll be able to go into more detail there.