tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post866258418605430898..comments2024-01-12T00:00:04.996-05:00Comments on The Paper Wait: Adverbially SpeakingEileen Cameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147679493619958932noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-3306475322031658242013-02-05T14:56:08.736-05:002013-02-05T14:56:08.736-05:00Sometimes an adverb is the perfect word choice. Bu...Sometimes an adverb is the perfect word choice. But overuse of adverbs can make for some very purple prose. I don't worry about them much in first drafts, but in revisions, I'd rather edit in some juicy similes, metaphors or actions that deepen character and strengthen voice in ways no adverb can.J.A. Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325616361174334630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-76595991516569518182013-02-05T14:24:34.120-05:002013-02-05T14:24:34.120-05:00We all have our pet hates. For me it's "l...We all have our pet hates. For me it's "literally"--when it's not really literal! Ariel Zeitlin Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598505786851656235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-81417497121721732152013-02-04T23:07:22.429-05:002013-02-04T23:07:22.429-05:00I once did a writing exercise in which I took out ...I once did a writing exercise in which I took out virtually every adverb in my piece. I was surprised to see how much stronger it was without the adverbs. That said, well-placed adverbs can add bit of spice, just so long as they don't overpower the underlying 'flavor' of the story. Julie Whelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474747044429106358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-47405800179349376002013-02-04T15:43:27.257-05:002013-02-04T15:43:27.257-05:00Linda,
Adverbs are tricky, though, you have to mak...Linda,<br />Adverbs are tricky, though, you have to make sure that what the adverb tells us is the best way to say it. Example: someone could throw something and you wouldn't need any adverb to tell us they were angry.<br />Gale Sypher Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167465000672443273noreply@blogger.com