Stephen King on Simplicity of Style

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I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops.

“Employ a simple and straightforward style,”Mark Twaininstructed in the 18th of his18 famous literary admonitions. And what greater enemy of simplicity and straightforwardness than the adverb? Or so arguesStephen KinginOn Writing: A Memoir on the Craft(public library), one of9 essential books to help you write better.

Though he may have used a handful of well-placed...