Using 'the' to much..

by Catherine Quinn
4th October 2013

Hello,

I am worried that I am using 'the' to much in my story, is this possible? I just don't know what other word I can use when I am describing something. Such as, "the rain was falling heavy" " the engine roared" " the clock ticked" etc...

Is it bad to use 'the' a lot?

Thanks..

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Hi Catherine and all,

I just found master edit as a downloaded its £17.00 but I find it very good. lots of demos on youtube before you buy.

http://masteredit.net/wordpress/

Just got it, Love it....

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damien Isaak
05/10/2013

Hi Catherine. Aimee Salter has some amazing editing tips here ...

http://www.aimeelsalter.com/2013/09/self-editing-seek-destroy-word-list-1.html

There are six parts to this series ... so far ... this link is for the first one.

I hope they help

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05/10/2013

Thank you. Your answer was very helpful, I will try changing some words around.

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