Most creative writing advice is designed to make the writer more generic, more “commercial”, or more like the one giving advice. I ignore it all. And I am not famous to prove it. 😉
“they'll give you a list of words to cut from your writing. words such as "just" "that" "very" "like" "pretty" "so" and almost anything that ends in "ly".“
In my mind, as a singularly uncreative writer, but a whiz at memos and emails to my local elected officials (democracy, People!), it’s more about varying your word choices. We all have some word we use far too often (my word is Just, as in only, not justice), and that is boring for the reader. Just, very, only, aren’t always the most precise words for what we’re trying to convey, as well, so broaden that active vocabulary!
Not a believer in removing certain words from your vocabulary, but I am a big believer in removing words, without mercy, from one draft to the next.
100% agree
Most creative writing advice is designed to make the writer more generic, more “commercial”, or more like the one giving advice. I ignore it all. And I am not famous to prove it. 😉
lolol
“they'll give you a list of words to cut from your writing. words such as "just" "that" "very" "like" "pretty" "so" and almost anything that ends in "ly".“
In my mind, as a singularly uncreative writer, but a whiz at memos and emails to my local elected officials (democracy, People!), it’s more about varying your word choices. We all have some word we use far too often (my word is Just, as in only, not justice), and that is boring for the reader. Just, very, only, aren’t always the most precise words for what we’re trying to convey, as well, so broaden that active vocabulary!
yes! you nailed the nuance of it nicely. i think a lot of us have a complex relationship with the word just.
The whelm was worth it. Nicheless is..freedom. Thanks for the tip and the words.
i was going to publish the whelm one until the idea for this post popped in my head last night.
I use "so" a lot
sameeee
Lol, sounds tasty