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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)

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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