I did an exercise where I looked for all ly adverbs in my WIP and tagged them. Then I went back and counted them, and let's just say I was unhappy with the results...
Anyway, I'm going through and trying to replace or just remove as many as I can, but I was wondering if there's any kind of resource for suggested replacements. I know every WIP is unique, but some generic constructions for replacing the ly words would help as a starting point.
For instance...
Suddenly, stuff happens.
Finally, stuff stops happening.
This rarely happens
Hopefully it won't happen again.
He smiled weakly.
They swiftly moved over.
etc etc.
I can usually figure out a replacement for a particular construction, but then I find myself overusing the replacement.
Anyway, suggestions or pointers appreciated.
Anyway, I'm going through and trying to replace or just remove as many as I can, but I was wondering if there's any kind of resource for suggested replacements. I know every WIP is unique, but some generic constructions for replacing the ly words would help as a starting point.
For instance...
Suddenly, stuff happens.
Finally, stuff stops happening.
This rarely happens
Hopefully it won't happen again.
He smiled weakly.
They swiftly moved over.
etc etc.
I can usually figure out a replacement for a particular construction, but then I find myself overusing the replacement.
Anyway, suggestions or pointers appreciated.