In summarizing the action of a drama, the writer should always use the present tense.
~ William Strunk, Jr.

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Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. Use the word not as a means of denial or in antithesis, never as a means of evasion.
~ William Strunk, Jr.

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Ending with a digression, or with an unimportant detail, is particularly to be avoided.
~ William Strunk, Jr.

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