You may notice that this week’s quotation is: “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”  I like using adverbs like a machine gun: I just spray-fire them all over the page.  But they’re really more like sniper rifles: one quick, powerful shot should suffice.  I would suggest one or two a page at most.  Instead of saying, ‘he walked confidently’, say ‘he strode’ or ‘he strolled’ or ‘he sauntered’.  This gives an even clearer picture of the character’s attitude and personality, and the mood of the action.  So save those adverbs for when you really need them.