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Read the piece aloud to yourself, since speaking and hearing it will show up awkward bits and faults in the rhythm and can help you make dialogue natural and lively. In general, look for what’s wordy, ugly, unclear, unnecessary, preachy, careless—what breaks the pace, what doesn’t work.
Steering the Craft
Ursula K. Le Guin
Syenite flinches, remembering the sound of ripping tendons. The palm of her hand stings sharply.
The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin
From the standpoint of accuracy, the median versus mean question revolves around whether the outliers in a distribution distort what is being described or are instead an important part of the message.
Naked Statistics Stripping the Dread From the Data
Wheelan, Charles
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