Adverbs: Use and abuse in writing
Denise and Louise talk about adverbs, and how to use or remove them purposefully.
Listen to find out more about:
- What Stephen King said about adverbs
- Adverb use versus adverb abuse
- Definition of an adverb with examples
- Definition of an adverbial phrase with examples
- Adverb red flag #1: the double tell in narrative
- Adverb red flag #2: the double tell in dialogue
- Adverb red flag #3: the double tell in dialogue tags
- Fixes: using stronger verbs and strengthening dialogue
- Why adverbial phrases don’t solve the problem
- Extent of overuse
Editing bites
- How to Write Dazzling Dialogue by James Scott Bell
- Oxford Guide to Plain English by Martin Cutts
Other resources
- Stephen King on Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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Denise and Louise
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- Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor: bit.ly/HarnbyEditing
Music credit
‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
