Episode 153: Editing Resources

Fable & The Verbivore

English - August 16, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Notes:

Definitions:

- Editing - Prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. Remove unnecessary or inappropriate words, sounds, or scenes from the text. Refining, polishing, making it more like itself.

Fable and the Verbivore reference a quote by Mark Twain. Here is that quote:

- “Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”

Here are some articles and videos that we found helpful in preparation for this conversation:

- WritersWrite “Simplify Your Writing – Avoid These 44 Overused Words & Phrases”

- Louis Dockery “6 Words You Need to Stop Using in Your Work Vocabulary”

- CNBC “Want to sound more confident? Avoid these 11 words and phrases that make you look ‘weak,’ say grammar experts”

- ServiceScape “Remove These 30 Words and Phrases from Your Writing Now”

- Lit Reactor “8 Words to Seek and Destroy in Your Writing”

- BookCave “17 Weak Words to Avoid in Your Writing”

- Leslie Ann McDaniel “WRITING LESSON: REPEAT OFFENDERS-THE 10 MOST OVERUSED WORDS IN FICTION”

- Jerry Jenkins “249 Strong Verbs That’ll Spice Up Your Writing”

- ReedsyBlog “265+ Forceful Verbs to Turn You Into a Literary Tyrannosaurus”