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Principles of Being Economical with Your Words

 



Brief rundown of key points with links to other posts within the blog with more details on each subtopic:

pruning

pacing

contractions

show don't tell

strong vs weak words

redundancy/repetition

specificity

wordiness


Cringeworthy Examples

10 cringeworthy examples of author mistakes you can learn from 

What Is Wordiness? Why and How to avoid being Wordy

 Wordiness

5 Ways to Avoid "Amateur" Writing

 Even informal writing has professional standards.

Punctuation pitfalls to avoid — Don't let your punctuation pin you as a newbie.

Sticking to a single POV

5 Reasons POV Matters

One POV Character per Scene

Passive vs Active voice

 The Passive Voice vs the Active Voice

Why It Matters