In many private editing jobs, I have to remind clients that more specific language exists, and it’s okay to use new and different descriptors in each paragraph. Manuscript after manuscript, clients repeated the same non-committal, tired, and useless adjectives with the fervor of novice writers; faithfully and often.

In many private editing jobs, I have to remind clients that more specific language exists, and it’s okay to use new and different descriptors in each paragraph. Manuscript after manuscript, clients repeated the same non-committal, tired, and useless adjectives with the fervor of novice writers; faithfully and often.