Paul MacAlindin
Don't stop aspiring. This means IT'S THE JOURNEY, STUPID!
Honestly, I don't know, but two things helped me:
1. reading my book out loud to myself, I automatically found a more authentic voice, changed adjectives, nouns, grammar, and avoided showiness.
2. avoiding the words "was" and "were". Whenever I caught myself writing those, I immediately reformulated the sentence with a richer verb, which often led to more interesting grammatical constructs and colours. These two words felt heavy and dull.
Honestly, I don't know, but two things helped me:
1. reading my book out loud to myself, I automatically found a more authentic voice, changed adjectives, nouns, grammar, and avoided showiness.
2. avoiding the words "was" and "were". Whenever I caught myself writing those, I immediately reformulated the sentence with a richer verb, which often led to more interesting grammatical constructs and colours. These two words felt heavy and dull.
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