[stylist] Writers' Roundtable, a chapter for your amusement and critique
LoriStay at aol.com
LoriStay at aol.com
Fri Jun 3 01:40:12 UTC 2011
Prose benefits from leaving out words of this sort. I include the word
"rather" which adds little, and indefinite words in description such as
"beautiful." What does that mean? Much better to actually describe.
Lori
In a message dated 6/2/11 7:13:26 PM, jackieleepoet at cox.net writes:
>
> I forgot to mention that, as a poet, I not only concentrate on not using
> those "four letter" words, but add to that to always check for "still,
> yet,
> but, and, then, etc." Poetry truly does require discipline on our
> superfluous patterns of language.
> Jacqueline Williams
>
>
More information about the Stylist
mailing list