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The Missing Writing Advice

January 23, 2020January 24, 2020 by Karen Ranney

Have you ever noticed that I don’t give writing advice? I can’t remember the last time I did. The subject rarely comes up, at least on my end. I wouldn’t know the first thing to say to a would-be writer. Frankly, I roll my eyes when a writer who’s written one or two books starts … Read more

Categories Being a writer Tags Being a Writer, Writing Advice 4 Comments

Too Much Salt Kills the Broth

January 1, 2019January 2, 2019 by Karen Ranney

It is a fact that, when writing descriptions, less is more. If you overload your descriptions with too many adjectives and pile them on, the reader’s eyes glaze over. I’m one of those readers who mutters,” Oh, for heaven’s sake,” and skips whole paragraphs or even pages. I once read three paragraphs at the beginning … Read more

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