Why are adverbs so bad?
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 9:20 am
Writing tip #13) Adverbs are not your friends
Stephen King has a clear opinion on adverbs: “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
Because they are superfluous. Or, to put it more precisely: in a good text, they are superfluous.
Example with adverb:
“He closed the door tightly.”
Here you can see that adverbs china telegram screening are mostly used by “lazy” writers who don’t want to make the effort to look for the right word.
Better:
“He slammed the door.”
Shorter, crisper, livelier.
So keep your hands off adverbs.
Writing tip #14) Fear is the cause of bad texts
The 30 best writing tips from Stephen King - Fear is the cause
“Fear is the reason for many bad texts,” King writes in his book.
I completely agree with him. William Zinsser also writes in his guidebook * that writing is always a matter of courage.
Stephen King has a clear opinion on adverbs: “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
Because they are superfluous. Or, to put it more precisely: in a good text, they are superfluous.
Example with adverb:
“He closed the door tightly.”
Here you can see that adverbs china telegram screening are mostly used by “lazy” writers who don’t want to make the effort to look for the right word.
Better:
“He slammed the door.”
Shorter, crisper, livelier.
So keep your hands off adverbs.
Writing tip #14) Fear is the cause of bad texts
The 30 best writing tips from Stephen King - Fear is the cause
“Fear is the reason for many bad texts,” King writes in his book.
I completely agree with him. William Zinsser also writes in his guidebook * that writing is always a matter of courage.