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If Adverbs are considered bad writing, why are they found in published work? Ever since I read about the "No adverb rule" I began watching for them. They're on every page of the last three best selling YA novels I've read. I'm looking at "City of Bones" right now and I can count 8 adverbs on a single page. Some in description, some in Dialogue tags. The rest of the pages are littered with them as well. So I don't understand why this rule seems to be so strict... when all of these so called "bad writers" are simply ignoring the rule and laughing their way to the bank. Maybe I don't understand the "No adverb rule". Can someone please explain? If it's so bad then why is it in best selling published work?
If Adverbs are considered bad writing, why are they found in published work?
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