Hmm.

[valis2]

Am reading a fic where a character says something, and the tag reads "he said snappishly".

Wouldn't it be far easier to say "he snapped"?

I'm just now starting to understand economy of words, I think. I may never understand it fully (just look at tLS), but the more obvious things are starting to stand out.

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[cats-are-snakes.livejournal.com]

I tend to "vomit on paper" and edit for quality later.