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Words on writing

Favourite quote today, from Elmore Leonard’s 10 rules on writing: No. 10 “Try to leave out the parts that readers tend to skip.”

Word spin

Can words really fail you?  Or do you fail them?

Considering how many words are available to us, with their different nuances of meaning, can there ever really be a time when you couldn’t think of a word for the situation or activity you want to describe?

 

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“That’s all we have, finally, the words, and they had better be the right ones.”  (Raymond Carver)