tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post1464834474523921370..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: Invisible WritingTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-55639188179466914072015-03-31T10:10:03.149-05:002015-03-31T10:10:03.149-05:00My biggest pet peeve and the moment writing become...My biggest pet peeve and the moment writing becomes visible for me is repeated words, usually adjectives or adverbs, on the same page or in the same scene. I instantly read back to where I just read it before and it breaks the spell I was under with the story. :nails scritch down a chalkboard: <br /><br />Great post.TiaLevingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293975535872590967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-76837585632498277422014-10-28T12:18:24.690-05:002014-10-28T12:18:24.690-05:00Great post! You're really right—the best writi...Great post! You're really right—the best writing is simple, streamlined writing.<br /><br />Other great filler words to kill:<br />"just"<br />"seems"<br /><br />And words that put distance between the reader and the character:<br />"heard"<br />"saw"<br />"felt"<br /><br />I once trimmed 500 words from a manuscript just by slashing a few of those.Kiersihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033659930186902045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-10032878587853501262014-10-27T11:47:03.140-05:002014-10-27T11:47:03.140-05:00Thanks! I hope they find it useful!Thanks! I hope they find it useful!Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-29340366744470646382014-10-27T11:12:24.300-05:002014-10-27T11:12:24.300-05:00Great advice! I will share it with my students.Great advice! I will share it with my students.MargaritaSaonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525766672609794907noreply@blogger.com