How many stories have I read that could have been rescued by mere cutting?
Cut that adverb. Cut that clause. Cut that repeated information. Cut that present-participle afterthought. Cut that parasitical statement of the obvious.
Cut for the readers, dammit. Do you think we have endless hours to waste on your garbage?
1 comment:
Well said. We need more critics like you! I work in a library, and I always see new books with the constant blurbs of praise on the back. Can't say I believe ALL the hype.
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