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?
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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