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Joseph William's Style Suggestions from Lesson 3

Diagnosis

Ignoring short introductory phrases ("In the meantime," "Although," etc.), underline the first seven or eight words in each sentence.

Look for three characteristics:

  1. Sentences that begin not with characters, but abstract nouns.
  2. Sentences that take more than six or seven words to get to a verb.
  3. Verbs that are less specific than the actions buried in the nouns around them.