Hello. My name is Doug, and I am an addict. It's been four days since my last adverb. Already I find my fingers itchy, desperate to type that beautiful "-ly" at the end of of a word. Adverbs are not inherently bad; I know this. Used in moderation they are descriptive and poetic. But I know I can never use just one. Sure, it starts with a "softly" or a "wryly". But before you know it the adverbs are spilling off of the screen and I wake up in a pile of my own vomit, staring at the page I have written in my stupor: "Hi there," said Fred breezily. "Hello," Jennifer replied flatly. Frowning, Fred delicately inquired, "Is everything okay?" She sighed. "I guess," Jennifer answered despondently. Friends don't let friends abuse adverbs. I need your help. It's a struggle, but if I can get through today without an adverb, I know maybe I can do the same again tomorrow. And then the next day. And the next. One sentence at a time, my friends. One sentence at a time...
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J Douglas BurtonAuthor of "The Sleepwar Saga" YA fantasy series. Also Victorian pulp SF series "The Star Travels of Dr. Jeremiah Fothering-Smythe". Archives
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