Before you call your work complete, here is a short list to consider for your work to be tighter.
- Make sure your nouns and verbs are strong
- Can you take the “s” off the word?
- In a list, make the words go from short to long (words or phrases)
- “the <noun> of” = can you get rid of that phrase?
- avoid too many that’s, which’s and who’s
- most, very, quite and “-ly” words point to weak adjectives
- “of the” shouldn’t be used because nothing moves
- in, on, to, at – drag a prose to a halt, don’t use these words
- be careful where you use that and which (change which to that)
- and – but (can indicate run-on sentences)
- that (unnecessary in most sentences)
- that (when you mean “who”)
Leave a comment if you find this list helpful!