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7. Zombie Nouns and Adjectives

7. Zombie Nouns and Adjectives

These are nouns and adjectives that lumber across the scene without a conscious agent directing their motion.

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Style is the effective use of words to engage the human mind. Below are some common approaches that could be minimized to make your writing more effective and and engaging, whether that's fiction or non-fiction.

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