Hey Derek, this was an awesome read! I totally agree with everything you said and I resonate with it as a writer myself! I remember doing tons of these when I first started, especially the adverbs and passive voice lol. Everything changed when I started to become more confident in my writing which led to being more direct as well. Thank you so much for sharing this! Your newsletter is awesome by the way! Just subscribed! :)
Wonderful post! The simple vs complex words part hit home for me - I’ve been overly verbose at times, and things get lost in translation. Simple is useful
Hey Derek, this was an awesome read! I totally agree with everything you said and I resonate with it as a writer myself! I remember doing tons of these when I first started, especially the adverbs and passive voice lol. Everything changed when I started to become more confident in my writing which led to being more direct as well. Thank you so much for sharing this! Your newsletter is awesome by the way! Just subscribed! :)
Thanks for the lovely feedback. Welcome aboard :)
No problem Derek! Keep it up! :)
Wonderful post! The simple vs complex words part hit home for me - I’ve been overly verbose at times, and things get lost in translation. Simple is useful
Yeah it's surprisingly powerful
(I'll google verbose later)
Decluttteringis a big one !
Now that you mention it, I do use a lot of adverbs in my articles.
Thanks for sharing these tips, Derek.
I'll be incorporating them into my writing from now on.
Thanks Raveen - I use Hemingway to spot mine!
Great tips. My first drafts are full of these mistakes.
Use this as an editing checklist Wendy
Will do. The more I learn about writing, the longer my editing checklist seems to get!
Thank you so much for sharing valuable information 🙏
Glad you liked it. Thanks for the restack.
Thank you so much for taking time to write valuable clutter less, right to the point content.
That’s my goal - so appreciate the feedback
All the best for your next article.
Take care🙏.
☘️ plant ☘️ :)