If you've ever been told that you story suffers from word bloat, then this is the book for you.

The Word-Loss Diet another short book that cut right to the chase and gives simple ways to immediately make your writing tighter and more active.

In the book, Rayne gives plenty of before-and-after examples of cutting unnecessary words from your work. She recommends eliminating “crutch” words which can slow the pace and make prose seem clumsy. Words like look, begin, sigh, smile, and wonder are common problems.

The author has worked as an editor, so she is well qualified to address the subject.

This book helps authors who suffer from word bloat reduce the unnecessary words and phrases that are common problems.

I have read all of the books that the author has published in the Writer's Craft Book Series. Each are short and come to the point of the subject. The explanations and recommendations are clear, concise and easy to follow.

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