Rebel Writers
Dimitris Michailidis
In a letter to one of his students, Mark Twain describes the "modern way of writing English" as using plain, simple language, short words, and brief sentences.
He appears to be particularly opposed to the use of adjectives, which he describes as "fluff and flowers" that weaken when they are close together.
When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them—then the rest will be valuable.
Mark Twain
We analyzed the writing style of some of the greatest works of the 19th century, with one goal in mind: identify the rebels. Those who, instead of conforming to Twain's modern writing rules, chose their own path of long, dragged out sentences full of flowery additives.
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