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Avoiding Adverbs When Writing a Non-Fiction Book

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Summary: Learn why you should refrain from using adverbs too often when writing a non-fiction book in this free video guide for first-time authors.

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Bobbi Linkemer is an editor, ghostwriter, teacher, writing coach, and the author of 12 books, including Going Solo: How To Survive & Thrive as a Freelance Writer. She has also...read more

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" I’m Bobbi Linkemer on behalf of expertvillage.com, and I’d like to invite you to visit my website at writeanonfictionbook.com. I you don’t like adverbs, anything with an –ly that describes a verb I take out, because it means that you couldn’t make your point without helping. Like in novels when they say she smiled winningly or he said crisply. You should be able to convey action without having to explain your verb. Creative writers use a lot of adjectives or similes or metaphors, so they’re always comparing something to something else and a noun has like 4 words in front of it, so that you don’t have a chance to interpret what that thing is: the writer is leading you. I have a tendency when I edit to take out what I consider to be crutches. "

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