Day: Dec 3, 2015

Cut The Fat; Make Your Writing Lean: #Tip 16.

On By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Word Choice3 Comments

Writers share ideas to improve their craft. Here, I'm looking at ways to trim our writing. Readers will thank us. I'll examine common redundancies and flabby expressions. As a matter of fact: There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with this as an expression, but in narrative it’s wordy and unnecessary. e.g. As a matter of fact, the …

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Review of The Methuselah Strain (Stuart Aken ), reviewed by John Scotcher on Dec 2, 2015

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I Just had to post the link to this review of The Methuselah Strain, especially as the reviewer clearly understands exactly what the book is about.   via Review of The Methuselah Strain (Stuart Aken ), reviewed by John Scotcher on Dec 2, 2015.