tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359127447580954749.post5002841053646586479..comments2024-03-27T13:32:08.475-04:00Comments on SFF Seven Authors: Working Hard Not To Be Repetitious As An AuthorK.A. Krantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674754426001151828noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359127447580954749.post-37022006345047322802020-02-09T14:05:17.820-05:002020-02-09T14:05:17.820-05:00I love Edge of Tomorrow! For me it ranks right up ...I love Edge of Tomorrow! For me it ranks right up there with Groundhog Day, both movies I could watch over and over.Alexia Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048542370172786608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359127447580954749.post-27378156494893416392020-02-09T10:43:53.261-05:002020-02-09T10:43:53.261-05:00Mark Twain supposedly said: “Substitute 'damn&...Mark Twain supposedly said: “Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.” It's pretty decent advice, apocryphal or not!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359127447580954749.post-54936569220847485132020-02-08T11:34:59.191-05:002020-02-08T11:34:59.191-05:00Yup 'very' is on my private list of 'b...Yup 'very' is on my private list of 'bad' words and I usually find I can cut them out almost entirely when I do that editing pass. The bad or lazy words just slide by in normal conversation but on the page, wow they can get tedious to read!Veronica Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732940088047026021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359127447580954749.post-5581226889528709092020-02-08T10:55:34.011-05:002020-02-08T10:55:34.011-05:00You are spot on re repetition. An author I read c...You are spot on re repetition. An author I read constantly uses "very" in her books. And even worse, "very very". It drives me mad. Lol. I'm not even sure it's a word that can be qualified. To my mind it's a superlative anyway.Think I counted over 100 instances in one recent book<br />Gillgillettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328022754007832855noreply@blogger.com