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How to Make Sure Your Readers Ignore Your Stuff: No Action Verbs, No Imagery

Written on February 17, 2010 in The Craft of Writing
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a “Verbal Knightcap” by Robert M. Knight, AIW Board Member
One really great way to make your readers go away is to sneer at them, write pompously. Works every time; they will make a point of avoiding what you wrote. And one great way to write pompously is to drain the energy of your sentences [...]

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Active Voice: A Great Way to Keep Writing Crisp

Written on January 8, 2010 in The Craft of Writing
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a “Verbal Knightcap” by Robert M. Knight, AIW Board Member
The use of active voice might be the least understood element in English that most people think they understand. They understand even less when they get the use of active voice confused with the use of action verbs. And many do. Many editors can’t keep them [...]

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