9. Avoid too many adverbs - Deepstash

9. Avoid too many adverbs

A sure sign of amateur writing is the overuse of adverbs, especially -ly adverbs. For example, a woman in a story isn’t incredibly pretty—she’s beautiful; the sky isn’t very blue—it’s azure.

Find the perfect words to avoid using adverbs as crutches.

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