maramahan:

In my opinion, the best writing advice isn’t the stuff that’s tells you What To Do

The best writing advice is the stuff that’s says “Here Is A Thing And Here Is What It Does. If You Want To Do That—Maybe Use This Thing. If You Do Not Want To Do That—Maybe Remove This Thing”

Adverbs are not the devil. Passive voice is not poison. Language evolved to give us these tools for a reason — and sometimes they’re exactly the right tools for the job

Even when they’re misapplied, that’s not the tool’s fault

A screwdriver is not inherently bad for its failure to hammer a nail