#Useful

Adverb Hating Tonic

So adverbs get a lot of hate, especially the -ly ones, and worse than any, the ones on dialogue tags. A lot of good modern writers, Stephen King, James Patterson, and Brandon Sanderson among them, have argued against wide use of adverbs. Here are some dissenting opinions (and better advice): Adverbs Are Not The Enemy […]

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James Patterson Writes a Ton of Novels – The Murder of Stephen King Is One Too Many

This is just crazy. James Patterson just cancelled a novel on the eve of its release. This would be a tragedy for most writers, but Patterson has some slack in his rope. It would have been his 14th book of the year (10 have been co-written):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Patterson_bibliographyThe book’s title?The Murder of Stephen KingHere’s the story:https://electricliterature.com/james-patterson-calls-off-the-murder-of-stephen-king-a9d8cf2f3f2a#.s0sdt0iktThe promo page now

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