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How to Tighten up your writing by getting rid of passive voice

Nov 4, 2010 11:38 PM
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Veteran writer Holly Lisle gives good advice on how to become a better writer by eliminating passive voice from your prose. Go through your manuscript, and delete as many instances of the verb 'to be' as you possibly can to tighten up your writing.

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