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voice of victims
Eliminate Passive Voice: How?
by, Jill Swenson
June 12, 2012

As an editor, I see the use of passive voice as a red flag in a manuscript. It strips out all the action and agency. Makes the text boring. Passive voice frequently appears in academic writing. The stuff no one wants to read. You can edit your own book manuscript for passive voice and hone your talents as a powerful writer with a few simple… [Read More]

Filed Under: action, Active Voice, agency, Passive voice, reader comprehension, Verb tenses, voice of victims
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