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Line Editing for Style — Homework
Practice cutting clutter and catching rhythm problems by reading aloud.
- 1.Name three common clutter words worth cutting from a line edit.
- 2.Cut the clutter from: "It was just really a lot to think about, honestly."
- 3.Read one paragraph of your memoir aloud and fix one rhythm problem you hear but had not noticed silently.
- 4.Line-edit one full paragraph of your memoir: cut at least two clutter words.
- 5.Which sentence in your memoir are you proudest of after this round of line editing?
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