Bucket Siler — Quick Editing Tip: “That”

1.5M ratings
277k ratings

See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
theliteraryarchitect

Quick Editing Tip: “That”

theliteraryarchitect

Rule of thumb about the word “that”: If the sentence still makes sense without it, delete it. This is subjective, of course. But you might be surprised how often you’re using “that” unnecessarily, cluttering up your writing.

Example: After Clayton left the kitchen, Iris told me that he hated onions. I wondered if that meant that he never wanted to eat pizza with us again. Later, I told him that his distaste for onions was understandable, but that he should’ve just kept his mouth shut about it.

writers of tumblr writing tips writeblr writing advice editing line editing

See more posts like this on Tumblr

#writers of tumblr #writing tips #writeblr #writing advice #editing #line editing