You can engineer a stellar plot line, dream up characters with compelling conflicts — all the broad strokes – but it’s the accumulation of small word choices that keeps readers spellbound.
In today’s episode, I’m giving you 3 quick editing tips you can apply right now to instantly transform your story. Just by tweaking your verbs.
So grab your WIP and let’s do this together.
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Here’s what we’ll cover:
- How to spot weak verbs
- Rewriting sentences to create images
- How to replace mundane verbs with active, descriptive words
- How to choose more precise verbs that have sound, shape, and texture