November 22 Activity: The Power of Using Specific Words in A Memoir

Using specific words in a memoir enables you to write a story with details that establish character and setting. Concentrate on nouns and verbs and discard any adjectives or adverbs that aren’t specific to the description, and your memoir will pull your reader in.

Use specific words to improve your writing

For some reason, many writers feel that adjectives give details to their story.  They think of them as specific words. This may be true of some adjectives such as American or red. The sam...