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Dec 12 / King Kaufman

Quote of the Day: Ridiculously useful advice from Stephen King

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The road to hell is paved with adverbs.

—Stephen King

I would have written that it’s “absolutely, positively paved with adverbs.”

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  • http://twitter.com/Schottey Michael Schottey

    Adverbs in writing are like spice when cooking. Professionals can use them masterfully and balance them in varied, subtle and artful ways. Amateurs tend to pile them on and ruin the meat of their work with excess–leaving a bad taste in everyone’s mouth.