04-29-2016, 12:41 AM
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I've been reading books on 'how to write' by various authors. Right now I've got a growl at Stephen King. I read his book 'On Writing' and the big thing he said was, “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.” So I did my best to limit them in my first draft. Now I'm reading to see how writers weave dialogue into stories and I decided to start with his Lisey's Story. What do I spot in the first chapter? ""blah, blah," she smiled WARMLY." As soon as I saw it I was all Penny in the hallway with the, 'you rat bastard.'
Yeah, I'll continue to read the book as I have learned some things from it, technique-wise.
But I'll be counting the adverbs.
I've been reading books on 'how to write' by various authors. Right now I've got a growl at Stephen King. I read his book 'On Writing' and the big thing he said was, “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.” So I did my best to limit them in my first draft. Now I'm reading to see how writers weave dialogue into stories and I decided to start with his Lisey's Story. What do I spot in the first chapter? ""blah, blah," she smiled WARMLY." As soon as I saw it I was all Penny in the hallway with the, 'you rat bastard.'
Yeah, I'll continue to read the book as I have learned some things from it, technique-wise.
But I'll be counting the adverbs.
Let's go exploring!