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justjenn001
09 June 2008 @ 08:47 pm
Reading Query Shark again, now that she's back from vacation...

Here's what's new:

I'll be happy if you never use more than one adjective, adverb or metaphor in a paragraph. Tell me who the characters are, what happens to them, and why I should care.

I particularly like this tidbit:

I'll bitch from now till the cats start waltzing around the kitchen with the cows who've come home about punctuation grammar and diction, but I can fix all that, and I WILL, if you've got a great voice.

And here are some words to be wary of in the proposal package:

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Reading Query Shark again, now that she's back from vacation...

Here's what's new:

<i>I'll be happy if you never use more than one adjective, adverb or metaphor in a paragraph. Tell me who the characters are, what happens to them, and why I should care.</i>

I particularly like this tidbit:

<i>I'll bitch from now till the cats start waltzing around the kitchen with the cows who've come home about punctuation grammar and diction, but I can fix all that, and I WILL, if you've got a great voice.</i>

And here are some words to be wary of in the proposal package:

<So, but, however, would, had, and that.<i>

Thought I'd share...

Jenn
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