Before sharing your writing with the world, apply these editing tips.
1. Cut long sentences in two
2. Axe the adverbs
3. Stick to one voice
4. Remove extra punctuation
5. Replace negative with positive
6. Replace stuffy words
7. Remove redundancies
8. Reduce prepositions
9. Cut "in order to"
10. Don't use "start to"
11. Nix "that"
12. Replace "thing"
13. Spot "very" and "really"
14. Make your verbs stronger
15. Ditch the passive voice
16. Refer to people as "who"
17. Avoid "currently"
18. Cut "there is" or "there are"
19. Use contractions
20. Steer clear of the "ing" trap
21. Check your commas
22. Use "more than," not "over"
23. Hyphenate modifiers
24. Identify your tells
25. Double-check everything
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