Books I mentioned in the video:
Matt Bell's book for writers: "Refuse to Be Done"
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John Gardner's The Art of Fiction
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John McPhee's Draft #4
https://amzn.to/4aiWSbq
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https://thejohnfox.com/quick-copy-editing/
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Timeline:
0:00 Intro
0:15 Weasel Words
1:58 Puff Words
3:46 Filtering Words
5:38 Time Words
7:34 Empty Calorie Words
10:51 Inflation Words
12:30 Hedge Words
14:55 Sloppy Words
17:39 Expendable Words