Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.

A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.

Write without pay until somebody offers to pay.

Write without pay until somebody offers to pay

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.

Write what you know.