More snow but it doesn't matter to me-- I'm chained to the laptop trying to finish up a paid job editing a novel before plunging into the weekly critiques for my class.
This writer is especially addicted to exclamation points and I am slashing ruthlessly. Wanting a little backup for my slaughter, I turned to the internet and found these gems:
No more than 2 or 3 in 1oo,oo words. --Well, I wasn't quite that ruthless.
Using an exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke. -- Yep, you need to make the joke funny enough that you don't have to laugh. And you need to make the sentence exciting/compelling enough that the reader doesn't need you jabbing them in the ribs with an exclamation point.
And my personal favorite-- Use exclamation points sparingly! It's like wearing underpants on your head.
