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- 03-Apr-2004, 01:19 #1
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How to become a good writer How to become a good writer
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/m...20040401.shtml
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- 09-Apr-2004, 00:04 #2
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- 09-Apr-2004, 00:50 #3
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You must be talking about:
- Let's start with Mark Twain: "When you catch adjectives, kill most of them -- then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together; they give strength when they are wide apart."
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- 09-Apr-2004, 09:19 #4
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That's the baby. I believe Stephen King said that adverbs are not your friends.
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