Showing posts with label magical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magical. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Monday, April 4, 2011
Meditating on Mondays
Do not put statements in the negative form.
And don't start sentences with a conjunction.
If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a
great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all.
De-accession euphemisms.
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.
~William Safire, "Great Rules of Writing"
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There are some hard and fast rules of writing that writers generally adhere to but sometimes we break the rules and something magical happens.
What are some general rules you stick to when writing? And do you have suggestions/rules for aspiring writers?
And don't start sentences with a conjunction.
If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a
great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all.
De-accession euphemisms.
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.
~William Safire, "Great Rules of Writing"
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There are some hard and fast rules of writing that writers generally adhere to but sometimes we break the rules and something magical happens.
What are some general rules you stick to when writing? And do you have suggestions/rules for aspiring writers?
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