Edit and Polish
Clichés - Banish them completely. Always search your mind for a more effective and unusual way of expressing your meaning.
Pomposity - Never try to be over-clever with language. Never talk down to the reader. Use your thesaurus by all means but not to show off with long words.
Dialogue - Sift out any words or phrases that don’t suit the character who is speaking.
Journalese - Beware of
Pomposity - Never try to be over-clever with language. Never talk down to the reader. Use your thesaurus by all means but not to show off with long words.
Dialogue - Sift out any words or phrases that don’t suit the character who is speaking.
Journalese - Beware of
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