Revising The Draft Based On Desirable Qualities
Revising The Draft Based On Desirable Qualities
Revising The Draft Based On Desirable Qualities
BASED ON DESIRABLE
QUALITIES
CREATIVE NON-FICTION
BRAINSTORMING
REVISION
For Example:
“By the end of the disastrous middle-school
performance, the young ballerinas were all
limping across the stage with sweaty hair
covering their once eager faces.”
- This is telling.
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c. Verb choice
Think of verbs that would be more
descriptive, powerful, or active.
Much as possible don’t use PASSIVE
VERBS.
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For Example:
Passive verbs: words in which the action is
being done to the subject, rather than the
subject doing the action
Passive voice: The cat was bitten by the
dog.
Active Voice: The dog bit the cat.
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d. Cutting Adverbs
Another clue that you have chosen a
weak/ generic verb is the impulse to
modify with an adverb
Adverbs are often used to cover up a
weak verb choice.
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e. Figurative language
A writer should never use a figurative
language just for the sake of using it
The purpose of using it is to give the
reader a deeper or more vivid experience.
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For Example:
Generic verb: “went”- went quietly
Instead, you can condense it to one vivid
verb by using “sneaked”
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