Thanks! I will now examine your writing with a fresh pair of eyes and think about how I need to evolve. I have an affinity for adjectives, particularly ‘very’ adjectives. Like hilarious means very funny, seamless means very smooth etc. hah

cryotosensei

Same idea -- it just waters things down.  Often there's a strong noun that obviates the need for an adjective.

These rules are just shorthand, of course there's a place for adjectives, adverbs, and everything -- that's why they exist. But in general, you should use them as sparsely as you can manage.

(Also, I should have said "avoid adjectives _and_ adverbs" -- didn't realize I omitted adverbs.)

elvismercury

BooksAndArticles

Show, Not Tell, What You Know 

BTCFC

Could you expound a bit more about when it would be counterproductive to use adjectives? I get how adverbs may make one’s writing weak but not adjectives.

In Singapore, we are schooled to employ adjectives to enliven our writing - but perhaps I’m talking about the context of having children and teens writing narratives and personal recounts. 