exercise: Reconstruct the sentences without the verb "to be." You can also do this exercise in your own work.
purpose: To replace the verb "to be" with stronger, more descriptive verbs thus improving your writing.
1. The space is crowded but feels warm and comforting.
2. The man's stomach overflowed, covering half of the leopard-print shirt and his skin was bright from the red sun.
3. Terry's eyes were fixed on the ball in my hand that was tight in my fingers.
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Writing Exercises and Prompts
RandomStuck in a rut? Don't know how to write your next chapter? Feel like writing, but you don't know what? Sitting and waiting for an idea to materialize will solve nothing. Reading this book, however, might.
