tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post4603489612835022474..comments2024-02-13T05:45:21.290-05:00Comments on Champagne Book Group Blog: Eliminate Needless Adjectives and AdverbsKat Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17403674744943719495noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-26241086649653420762013-09-04T19:53:20.114-04:002013-09-04T19:53:20.114-04:00Ouch. My feet hurt just thinking about red stillet...Ouch. My feet hurt just thinking about red stillettos!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682040969965800663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-22956904688442427802013-09-04T19:37:10.360-04:002013-09-04T19:37:10.360-04:00I'm with Nikki in agreeing with you that the f...I'm with Nikki in agreeing with you that the focus of the sentence should determine how descriptive things are. Great post, Diane. <br /><br />P.S. I think we need more red stiletto publishing events! :) Laurie Templehttp://www.laurieryanauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-73308184618789753642013-09-04T15:19:33.982-04:002013-09-04T15:19:33.982-04:00Shorter, sharper sentences truly give more power t...Shorter, sharper sentences truly give more power to the emotions and the action! Good post, Diane!<br />Monshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221192490766144612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-10907524893214161222013-09-04T13:16:06.110-04:002013-09-04T13:16:06.110-04:00Great post, Diane, and useful information. I also ...Great post, Diane, and useful information. I also love Nikki's statement that we have so many words available to us (writers), the trick is to us them wisely and effectively. Oh look, adverbs. :) For me, overusing adverbs and adjectives takes away my immersion into a story and I'm not experiencing it with the characters; I'm disconnected. I like to be engaged. Too many adverbs and adjectives take away that joy.Cassie Knighthttp://www.cassielknight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417933958332866867.post-90057903088081439502013-09-04T10:55:24.357-04:002013-09-04T10:55:24.357-04:00I appreciate how you point out the need to use adv...I appreciate how you point out the need to use adverbs/adjectives in the appropriate place, depending on the focus of the paragraph. We have so many words available to us for a reason; the trick is to use them most effectively. Thanks for another helpful post.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682040969965800663noreply@blogger.com