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Hello again, I also write fiction and in the fiction world, editors are well known for discouraging adverbs and adjectives in favor of choosing more descriptive verbs and nouns. While the editors here do sometimes exert their preferences, concise writing is important here. It's not just some editor...

Hello, Words like "very" and "quite" can lead to wordiness. For example, "The car was very fast. I was quite impressed." Does "very" add much to the sentence? Does "quite"? I'm guessing the editor may be trying to give you pointers to improve your w...

I submitted my first article about a week ago, and I just got the email that said it had been reviewed. It has been rejected and, while saddening, I'm not complaining about that. It contained grammatical errors that I failed to notice, and I am grateful to the editors for detailing them in the email...