Joan Hall has an excellent post today on Story Empire about how to avoid using crutch words and phrases, and other pesky things when we write. Check it out. Her examples are clear, concise, and easy to understand. After you finish reading, I hope you’ll remember to share far and wide, thanks! And thanks to Joan for such a super post! 🙂
Hey SE Readers. Joan with you today. I’m going to preface this post by saying I’ve probably made every mistake I mention and then some.
I tend to read with a more critical eye these days. It isn’t intentional, but as a learn more about the craft of writing, I pick up on things in other author’s works. Too bad I’m not good at finding these pesky things in my own writing, but I’m thankful for my critique partners who do.
As writers, we want to draw our readers into the story. Useless words, passive phrases, and what I call crutch words or phrases can distract them.
Before we send anything to beta readers, editors, or critique partners, there are a few simple steps we can take to tighten our writing and eliminate unnecessary words.
Look for “crutch” words or phrases
Crutch words or phrases will differ with every writer…
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Thanks so much for sharing, Marcia!
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My pleasure, Joan. I enjoyed the post myself, and knew others would, too! 🙂
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Thanks for sharing, Marcia. I’m headed over. It’s amazing how invisible crutch words are. 🙂 Hopefully I’ll find a few new ones to look out for!
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It’s full of good reminders, Diana, and I hope you enjoyed it. 🙂
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This was such a great post! Thanks for sharing, Marcia!
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Glad you enjoyed it, Jan. I thought it was pretty enlightening, too. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Genuinely useful! Thanks.
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Glad you found it so, Trish. I was happy to pass these tips along.
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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