A little chat on the word “little”! It’s been...

A post shared by Sara Raasch (@sara_raasch) on Jun 22, 2017 at 12:38pm PDT

A little chat on the word “little”! It’s been forever since I did a #minutewriters video, but life craziness kept me away. It happens, alas. #writing #writingadvice

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As promised, lines where I removed “little”:

Lu snatched the bag from Cansu. After she tugged it over her own head, blocking out what little depressing daylight there had been, she held out an arm. —> She tugged it over her own head, blocking out what depressing daylight there had been, and held out an arm.

Worse—it worked. Just a little. Lu’s body washed with heat and her mind went blank, but Vex only smiled wider. —> Warmth rushed over Lu’s body and her mind went blank, but Vex smiled wider.

…he held it open to let in a little light from the various torches spaced outside —> …he held it open to let in light from the torches outside.