Fill your writer's toolbox
from On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
How to Apply This
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Enhance your vocabulary.
Get a dictionary and read it every day. You can list all the new words you’ve learned in a journal. -
Improve your grammar.
You can best learn about grammar through reading books. Respect the rules of grammar while writing. For example, each sentence should contain a noun and a verb. -
Pay attention to elements of style.
Use active verbs instead of passive ones. Avoid unnecessary adverbs. Write shorter passages to make the book easy to read. Avoid redundant words.
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