This is part 3 of my Quixotic tilt against the windmills. Find Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. So for my previous article, I wanted to include a quick graphic that compared adverbs and nonadverbs in my text. I have clearly made a rookie mistake. I forgot about the Read more…
So when we last left off, the adverbs were winning. Through the MAGIC OF DATA, I determined that 4.9% was the correct adverb rate for fiction, and my tripe was heavy with 6.9%. It actually turns out to be more like 7%, with some hyphens, ellipses, and possessives that I Read more…
My WIP is still with the editor, who is very thoroughly taking notes about how poorly I represented disadvantaged groups, and otherwise pillaged the English language for the shiniest words before torching the rest. Meanwhile, one of my beta readers (you know who you are), has repeatedly suggested to me Read more…