Avoid the temptation to over-modify your writing. Instead of writing about a beautiful, cloud-filled, morning sky, show an example. Make the reader feel what you do. Let clouds ramble across the sky. Turn them into elephants, ducks and alligators.
Make lists of nouns and verbs to use when you feel the temptation to add adjectives or adverbs to your sentences. Add to the list when you come across words with rhythm or sensation.
Silversmith Flee Wilderness Peridot
Gravel Tromp Tendril Parka
Vagabond Gaze Leopard Sprinkle
Arabesque Trellis Topple Triumph
Baroque Warp Rattle Jasmine
Wasp Guess Yearn Maroon
Marionette Hunger Appeal Monsoon
Feelers Ratchet Jingle Locks
Fire Rust Shuffle Trapeze
Leotard Smoke Traipse Sapphire
When you do a freewrite, play with nouns that can serve as verbs. Add raspberries and gleam with truffles.
Write for ten minutes using the words above. Try drawing vertical lines to connect them. Look for words in crosses. Circle words and let your eyes decide. Bump and drive them across the page.
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