I recently came across the phrase zombie nouns, which was coined by Helen Sword. She’s an author and currently runs a private consultancy to help writers. Back in 2012, she was teaching at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and she wrote an article for the New York Times called Zombie Nouns.
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<li><a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/zombie-nouns/">Zombie Nouns</a> by Helen Sword in the New York Times</li>
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I recently came across the phrase zombie nouns, which was coined by Helen Sword. She’s an author and currently runs a private consultancy to help writers. Back in 2012, she was teaching at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and she wrote an article for the New York Times called Zombie Nouns. Write While True Episode 30: Finding Nouns and Verbs Zombie Nouns by Helen Sword in the New York Times Writers Diet tool for finding zombie nouns Transcript

I recently came across the phrase zombie nouns, which was coined by Helen Sword. She’s an author and currently runs a private consultancy to help writers. Back in 2012, she was teaching at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and she wrote an article for the New York Times called Zombie Nouns.
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<li><a href="https://loufranco.com/blog/write-while-true-episode-30-finding-nouns-and-verbs" rel="noopener noreferrer">Write While True Episode 30: Finding Nouns and Verbs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/zombie-nouns/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zombie Nouns</a> by Helen Sword in the New York Times</li>
<li><a href="https://writersdiet.com/writing-test/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Writers Diet tool</a> for finding zombie nouns</li>
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<a href="https://loufranco.com/write-while-true-podcast/write-while-true-episode-35-transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer">Transcript</a>

35. Zombie Nouns

Write While True is a writing podcast for programmers. Each episode is a writing exercise or prompt. Sit down at a keyboard and cue us up. When the show is over, it’s time to write.

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