Always strive to write with verbs that express action, color, emotion, feeling. Secondly, the impact of verbs often is diluted by placing adverbs between the root and auxiliary parts of the verb. Do not allow a heading to appear at the bottom of a page and the text following that heading to begin on the top of the following page. Fewer words represent cleaner, clearer thinking and thus communicate thoughts more crisply. Writing with a minimum of words is difficult.
Most writers achieve the goal of a minimum of words through editing and rewriting several times.
One reason that negative thoughts stated positively are stronger is because they need fewer words to accomplish their purpose. Attention to detail and preciseness are assets in writing. Sloppiness in your paper, therefore, measured by the distraction resulting from an excessive number of grammatical, typographical, and spelling errors, as well as by an untidy appearance, will be reflected in your grade. Draft your paper well before the due date, so as to give yourself the opportunity to read your work after you have put it aside for a period of time. Wording that seems clear and crisp at the moment that it is written often on a later reading fails to exhibit that clarity and crispness.