Someday I’m Going to Write a Book…or Not
I’ve written five books, so I guess that qualifies me as an author. I’ve also sold my books at a lot of meetings, conventions, book fairs, and other events. And as both author and seller, I’ve heard, more times than I can count, the statement that “Some day, I’m going to write a book.”
No, you probably won’t. Here are four reasons why.
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In Defense of the Adverb
A common error among young writers is to heap on the adjectives and adverbs, while more experienced writers prefer to concentrate on nouns and verbs, using modifiers selectively. Mark Twain famously hyperbolized: “When you catch an adjective, kill it.” But let’s be reasonable.
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