tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post3972982683989250262..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Weeding Out Unnecessary Adjectives and Adverbs RevisitedDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-69909097278440171832011-01-01T07:29:50.480-07:002011-01-01T07:29:50.480-07:00Great post, thanks. I'm editing at the moment ...Great post, thanks. I'm editing at the moment and working on ridding my manuscript of unnecessary adverbs, so this was very timely.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-51395186464485229822010-12-30T16:57:11.550-07:002010-12-30T16:57:11.550-07:00Great reminder. It's amazing how easily you f...Great reminder. It's amazing how easily you forget the basics.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794985304159234668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-58401545514809510032010-12-30T15:45:25.611-07:002010-12-30T15:45:25.611-07:00Excellent advice, Patricia. And thank you Linda fo...Excellent advice, Patricia. And thank you Linda for reminding us. Those small adjectives and adverbs are easy to breeze through on a re-read. Sometimes it's necessary to be consciously searching for them.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29038518301770553982010-12-30T14:59:00.244-07:002010-12-30T14:59:00.244-07:00Thanks for resurrecting this one. I think we all n...Thanks for resurrecting this one. I think we all need the reminder now and then. I find myself falling victim to the overuse sometimes.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-69725353622926111952010-12-30T10:43:23.405-07:002010-12-30T10:43:23.405-07:00As always, an excellent reminder. Too many adject...As always, an excellent reminder. Too many adjectives is like saying the same thing twice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-32728451713070779252010-12-30T09:17:42.307-07:002010-12-30T09:17:42.307-07:00Self Editing for Fiction Writers has some great ex...Self Editing for Fiction Writers has some great examples of overkill with adjectives and adverbs. Normally, one adjective should do the job, and the verb should carry enough meaning so the adverb isn't necessary. (Although JK Rowling manages to follow her own conventions--I think Stephen King counted them in one of her books, and there were 9000 of them in speaker tags. A novella's worth)<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14496144096108804492010-12-30T07:18:37.979-07:002010-12-30T07:18:37.979-07:00I love this post. I do some pro bono freelance wor...I love this post. I do some pro bono freelance work helping out authors with their queries and partials and this is the most common overall advise I have. It is a great reminder for all writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com