What's one of the quickest way to get your manuscript in the reject pile?

Too many adjectives and adverbs. 

Writers often think adjectives and adverbs describe vividly. But nothing could be farther from the truth.  Instead, they bloat your story with empty filler.  And bore your reader.

In today's episode, you'll learn how to eliminate or minimize adjectives and adverbs and replace them with more vivid language that activates the reader's imagination.

Have your manuscript handy to start editing.

You'll learn how to:

• Choose adjectives that surprise 
• Replace adjectives with images
• Rid your dialogue of  unnecessary adverbs, and use dialogue, gestures, and body language to carry the emotion instead
• Boost your nouns and verbs so you're not relying on adjectives and adverbs.  

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3 Quick Editing Tips to Craft Riveting Sentences

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