Same old, same old...
07/02/13 08:31 PM
I saw this quote online and it made me feel guilty. I’ve been going through my manuscripts trying to route out weak verbs, but I doubt I’ll ever be perfect. I know that because I used one of the following offenders in my first sentence.
“Most people use twenty verbs to describe everything from a run in their stocking to the explosion of an atomic bomb. You know the ones: Was, did, had, made, went, looked… One-size-fits-all looks like crap on anyone. Sew yourself a custom made suit. Pick a better verb. Challenge all those verbs to really lift some weight for you.” — Janet Fitch