Chapter 11 of The Runaway Bodyguard is out. Here is an example of how from one draft to another I improved my writing. Besides typos, I removed my hedge words. I deleted unnecessary articles. I switched verbs from the passive voice to active, substituting action verbs for to-be forms. I removed unnecessary implied

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While applying the final polish on The Runaway Bodyguard (new chapter Fridays), I noticed that “weasel words” had crept back into my writing. It’s not that “I started to notice that my writing is long winded,” it’s that, “I noticed that my writing is long winded,” and came to accept that, “My writing is long winded.” When a publisher first returned a manuscript for revision, the editor pointed out this tendency.

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Unfortunately, not every critique can fill up a thousand word blog post. Here is a selection of reviews/critiques, in two sentences each.

It Must Be Tuesday by Foals Errand (based off chapter 1 only):

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Unfortunately, not every critique can fill up a thousand word blog post. Here is a selection of reviews/critiques, in two sentences each.

"Applejack, Are We Poor?" by InsertAuthorHere:

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I go into every story hoping for something that will be worth commenting on. Unfortunately, not everything warrants prolonged critiquing. This is especially true of fanfiction, where many writers are still learning and improving. Here is a selection of reviews/critiques, in two sentences or less. All of these stories were found via the featured or popular boxes. Unlinked stories are rated M and are extremely NSFW: they may be found via the author links.

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I go into every story hoping for something that will be worth commenting at (great) length on. Unfortunately, not everything warrants prolonged critiquing. Here is a selection of reviews/critiques, in two sentences or less.

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Unfortunately, not every critique can fill up a thousand word blog post. Here is a selection of reviews/critiques, in two sentences each.

Cant by Rambling Writer:

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Unfortunately, not every critique can fill up a thousand word blog post. Here is a selection of reviews/critiques, in two sentences each.

Drop. by Unpopular Opinion Trixie:

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I go into every story hoping for something that will be worth commenting at (great) length on. Unfortunately, not everything warrants prolonged critiquing. Here is a selection of reviews/critiques, in two sentences or less.

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