I just finished my Advanced Fiction Writing course. The instructor admonished us several times against the use of adverbs in our writing. Everytime he said that, I thought of Tom Swifties instead of taking him seriously.
Somewhere on this blog, is a whole list of Tom Swifties, but I just thought up this one yesterday: "That's a beautiful tree," she said woodenly."
Do you like, "There's no water in the well," Mike said dryly?
How about, "Let's light a candle," Wes suggested wickedly?
Or, "I'm going to swoon," Alice whispered faintly.
That's all. It was a short course.
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