by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 9, 2017 | Writing
Most authors have heard or read RUE, Resist the Urge to Explain. In the example paragraph below, see if you can spot where the author has not resisted the urge to explain. Passage With Unnecessary Explaining Officer Pierce jumped the fence, the heel of his boot...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 2, 2017 | Writing
“Your goal is to entice your reader to read the next paragraph. The worst way for your reader to leave each paragraph is reading a vague word, such as his, it, with, there, or was. These words leave the reader with no gist of the paragraph’s meaning or how he should...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Oct 26, 2017 | Writing
Try this exercise and see if you can make the example below more concise by substituting a word for wordy phrases. Have fun. Passage With Wordy Phrases Greg went inside of the house. He didn’t know where Alice had gone to, but the fact of the matter was that he was...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Oct 19, 2017 | Writing
Try this exercise and see if you can improve the example below that over details the movements of the characters. You’ll replace movements with fewer words or delete them. Have fun. First, read the detailed paragraph. The Passage Loaded With Details Dan gripped the...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Oct 12, 2017 | Writing
Try this exercise and see if you can improve the example below containing weak words and phrases. You’ll replace them with stronger words, cut wordiness, and add power words to spice up the piece. Have fun. First, read the flavorless paragraph. The Weak Passage I went...
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