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How to Trim Those Filter Words from Your Writing – On the RMFW Blog

January 16, 2023 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

“Filter words” are sneaky words and phrases that drain the energy from your sentences, dull the tension in your scenes, and slow down your pacing by “filtering” the action through the thoughts or senses of your character. See examples of what I mean in my article on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog here: “Filter […]

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Use Lively Verbs in Your Writing – On the RMFW Blog

June 10, 2022 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

If your verbs aren’t punching above their weight, you may be squandering an opportunity to add depth, character, and tension to your writing. “Lively” verbs can energize your writing in ways you may not have considered. That’s the topic I’m discussing over on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog this week. Check it out here: […]

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So Many Words, So Little Time

February 8, 2021 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

We’re a wordy bunch, we English speakers. According to the Oxford Dictionaries’ Lexico website (“How Many Words Are There in the English Language?”), “The Second Edition of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary, published in 1989, contains full entries for 171,476 words in current use, and 47,156 obsolete words. To this may be added around 9,500 derivative […]

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