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A few words from On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King:
“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.”
“To write is human, to edit is divine.”
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There are many approaches you can take to improve your vocabulary. There are hundreds of ways to say common things and here are some ideas to get you started.
Instead of saying 'went', try one of these:
absconded  advanced barreled burst crawled crept darted dashed escaped fell flew gallopped hopped hustled jogged leapt meandered pranced ran recoiled rolled sashayed skipped sprinted strolled swept trotted vanished whisked wriggled zoomed zipped
Instead of saying 'said', try one of these:
There are ways to say things too, so here are a few to try!
To state something normally:
stated spoke remarked reported added
As a question:
asked inquired requested begged
When providing an answer:
answered replied responded acknowledged explained
A happy reply:
rejoiced laughed joked giggled cheered smirked marveled chimed beamed
To express a hint of anger:
demanded hissed fumed thundered snapped sneered barked ranted grunted bellowed
To imply sadness:
cried sobbed groaned bawled whined
Other ways to say things:
Instead of 'nice', try...
enjoyable pleasurable thoughtful likable gracious cordial admirable congenial
Instead of 'bad', try...
awful rotten naughty mean dreadful terrible unplesant disagreeable wretched
Instead of 'little', try...
small tiny petite miniscule minute skimpy wee
Instead of 'walked', try...
strolled sauntered trotted marched crept hiked paraded shuffled
Instead of 'looked', try...
gazed examined glanced viewed observed peeked spied studied noticed
The whole point of this is to show you just a few options available to us when we try to expand our vocabulary and make our writing a bit more interesting. Good luck and don't be afraid to experiment with new words!
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Comments received from my last Short Stories Newsletter, "In the thick of it!" :
Elisa, Stik-or-Treat  wrote:
"Resist the editing urge."
Ironically I find that this stalls any handwritten work for me (as I'm writing NaNos [my NaNo variation] using pen and paper). If I write the wrong word, crossing it out and putting in the correction actually helps me keep going. Otherwise, my eyes will keep going back to that flub.
Same for me when I'm handwriting! I correct as I go.
~MM~  wrote:
A journal sticker for each day target is reached???? Where were you on 1/11/22 when I could REALLY have done with this idea! X-D
It's never too late to start giving yourself stickers!
oldgreywolf on wheels wrote:
I went back to pen 'n' paper for 1st draft some time ago.
But first, like many with a new word processor, I edited as I typed, stopped to research, struggled with nonsensical situations.
Then I added color: Black for the text; red for items/thoughts I had to take more action on, usually research; blue for questions (e.g., "She's nude. Where'd that cutlass come from?")
A pen makes drafting, researching, and editing (figuring out where her cutlass was hidden) easier, then typing it the next day (one color), and writing more afterward (helps my continuity). Works for me. No WDC, back then, just trial and error and error and . . . Thank you.
This time around I've switched to pen and paper, transcribing the next day to get my word counts. As much as I try NOT to edit, it's hard to resist.
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Short Stories: November 30, 2022 Issue [#11668]
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