In ch. 6 "Diction," Trimble exhorts writers to pay attention to several qualities of word choice. Which advice felt familiar (or perhaps necessary) for you to apply to your own writing?
The advice that I felt was familiar for me to apply to my writing is to use vigorous verbs. As a writer I am aware that I need to make more of a conscious effort to include more vigorous verbs. The use of more powerful verbs will give my writing an edge that it needs in order to keep the writer captivated. I want to be able to use more vigorous verbs but I hope that I still appear to know what I am talking about and that I use the words correctly. I do not want my readers to think that I am using these verbs simply to give my writing more fluff. I want the verbs to get my point across succesfully.
Reconsider you viewpoint when writing. Remember that you write for an audience for someone who is not you -- so excessive use of "I" in a short rendering (as in the post above) is somewhat offputting. Yes?
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