Craft of Writing: Down with Adverbs?

They pulled me in with a video of my FAVORITE School House Rock episode, “Lolly Lolly Adverbs;” they kept me with the fabulous quote from Stephen King’s “On Writing.”

As communicators, we need to be keen on use of language and not be lazy “adverb offenders.”

Now I’m going to go feed my need for School House Rock episodes on YouTube. Beyond Lolly Lolly Adverbs, I freaking LOVED the Superhero Verbman. That music is beyond awesome!!!

Which episode is your favorite? I’d love to hear from you.

-Tina

The Daily Post

For most people the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Author Stephen King says that, for writers, the road to hell is paved with adverbs. Let’s do a quick refresher on what an adverb is, learn why adverbs get such a bad rap, and why you might choose to think very carefully before you use adverbs in your writing. (See what I did there?)

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