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write with nouns and verbs, Revise and rewrite, Use orthodox spelling, Do…
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Revise and rewrite
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If you cannot find the right spot, you can move the material to the end of the manuscript until you decide whether to delete it.
Some writers find that working with a printed copy of the manuscript helps them to visualize the process of change.
It is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery and this is the common mistake.
Use orthodox spelling
In ordinary composition, use orthodox spelling.
Do not write nite for night, thru for through, pleez for please, unless you plan to introduce a complete system of simplified spelling and are prepared to take the consequences.
The spelling of english words is not fixed and invariable, nor does it depend on any other authority than general, nor does it depend on any other authority than general agreement.
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The practical objection to unaccepted and oversimplified spellings is the disfavor with which they are recieved by the reader.
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Do not overwrite
If the sickly-sweet word, the overblown phrase are your natural form of expression
You will have to compensate for it by a show of vigor, and by writing something as meritorious as the song of songs.
When writing in computer, you must guard against wordiness.
The click and flow of a word processor can be seductive, and you may find yourself adding a few unnecessary words or even a whole passage just to experience the pleasure of running your fingers over the keywords and watching your words appear on the screen.
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Do not explain too much
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Inexperienced writers not only overwork their adverbs but load their attributives with explanatory verbs
Apparently, in the belief that the word said is always in need of support, or because they have been told to do it by experts in the art of bad writing
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Do not overstate
When you overstate, readers will be instantly on guard, and everything that has precede your overstatement as well as everthing that follows it will be suspect in their minds because they have lost confidence in your judgement
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a single carefree superlative has the power to destroy, for readers, the object of your enthusiasm