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I recommend to all storytellers a watchful attitude and a thoughtful, careful choice of adjectives and adverbs... (Ursula K. Le Guin, Steering the Craft)

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On the careful choice of adjectives and adverbs

By Ann Kroeker / January 6, 2017

In her book Steering the Craft, Ursula Le Guin advises: I recommend to all storytellers a watchful attitude and a

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Writing Quotes: Ursula Le Guin on what interests prose writers

By Ann Kroeker / December 19, 2015

Though I dabble in fiction and play with poetry, I’m primarily a prose writer, and I can attest to this

Adjectives and adverbs are rich and good and fattening. The main thing is not to overindulge - Ursula Le Guin | Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach

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Writing Quotes: Ursula Le Guin on Adjectives and Adverbs

By Ann Kroeker / October 24, 2015

Once a week I’ll supply you with a quotation to encourage you in your writing life. I consider them all quotes for

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Writing Quotes: Ursula Le Guin on Semicolons

By Ann Kroeker / October 10, 2015

“People who don’t worry at least a little about semicolons aren’t likely to be writers.” —Ursula K. Le Guin From

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