Fess up. I know you have at least one. I'm talking phrases or words that you can't stop overusing in your writing. What's yours? Maybe we can help each other. For me, it's "after a moment/minute." I'm 700 words into a short story, and I've already used this three times.
>>24739757LiterallyBasicallyWhateverKinda
>>24739765In dialogue, I think those are fine. People use them all the time when they speak. But, I hope you're not using them in narration.
>>24739793So basically anon said “I hope you’re not using those in narration” or whatever. But I literally just didn’t care kinda. Or something like that.
>>24739793um kinda???
I don't do any writing.
>>24739808It could work if you're deliberately trying to make your narrator insufferable, like what this guy did >>24739798. If not, wew lad.
>>24739808Kek
>>24739757Not so much in my writing, but I noticed a while ago that I say "I've seen/heard it said, and I believe rightly so, that:..." all the time. I don't know why but it's a very useful construction for prefacing that a thought isn't your own.
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>>24739798I’d read itgive the narrator a voice ffs
