Quotes By Author: howard mittelmark

“Overuse at best is needless clutter; at worst, it creates the impression that the characters are overacting, emoting like silent film stars. Still, an adverb can be exactly what a sentence needs. They can add important intonation to dialogue, or subtly convey information.”

“A good approach is to allow one dream per novel. Then, in the final revision, go back and get rid of that, too.”