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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21263 Posts 
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I was sent something that has helped me over the years with writing. If you want to write as well as I do, always follow these simple rules.
1) Avoid Alliteration. Always. 2) Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3) Avoid cliches like the plague. They are old hat. 4) Comparisons are as bad as cliches. 5) Be more or less specific. 6) Writes should never generalize. Seven) Be consistent. 8) Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it is highly superfluous. 9) Who needs rhetorical questions? 10) Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. This is the start. Get these 10 down and then you are on the road to writing posts as clearly as I do! YOU'RE WELCOME!
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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Animated Puppets Loyal user Lost on a Green Screen 285 Posts
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I saw this on Facebook the other day
I still recall the day I met Beaker from the Muppets. He said to me "Meep, meep, mee mee mee Meep!", and that has made all the difference.
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21263 Posts
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I saw it in my 9th grade English teachers class in 1983
It has made the rounds and I CERTAINLY never claimed it was original LOL.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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Animated Puppets Loyal user Lost on a Green Screen 285 Posts
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I've have a lot of books on creative writing and the overall process.
When I saw this on FB I thought it was something new coming out until I read it.
I still recall the day I met Beaker from the Muppets. He said to me "Meep, meep, mee mee mee Meep!", and that has made all the difference.
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Dannydoyle Eternal Order 21263 Posts
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Everything old is new again.
Danny Doyle
<BR>Semper Occultus <BR>In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act....George Orwell |
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16543 Posts
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The cut and dry case of cut and paste
By Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle Can we deduce that Sherlock Holmes is alive and well?
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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Wravyn Inner circle 3511 Posts
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Thank you for sharing it. It may have been shared on The facebook, but I don't have one so it was new to me.
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lynnef Inner circle 1407 Posts
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Thanx for the OP, Danny. And we have a bonus: the Café allows us to preview our posts before sending! Lynn
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