Lime tree with purple ornaments.

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Sometimes simple is best as in this tree. The same is true for writers. Consider these editing reminders. Long, convoluted sentences lose the readers (and the writer). The 'said' conversation tag does the job without startling the reader. Don't string prepositional phrases, they bore the reader. Cut out unnecessary words -- lazy adverbs, empty adjectives and overused favorites.

Editing cuts away fuzzy writing laying bare the story.