Friday morning editing tips: To tighten your writing, trim your... Prepositions "Followed behind" —> "followed" "Stood up" —> "stood" "Knelt down" —> "knelt" Implied nouns "Nodded their head" —> "nodded" "Blinked their eyes" —> "blinked" Redundant adverbs "Scowled irritably" —> "scowled" "Grinned joyfully" —> "grinned" #Writing #Editing
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