- uh
- you know
- well
- um
- so
- like
- to look
- to walk
- to be
- to hear
- to see
- to smell
- to touch
- to know
- to think
So what habits do you notice you do while writing your first drafts?
So what habits do you notice you do while writing your first drafts?
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This may sound really sad but my biggest problem is not adding enough filler words. Stupid right? I’m often told to add more details because I only add what is needed and rarely beyond that but sometimes the reader wants to know more.
Oh there’s no doubt it’s a mess right now. But that’s what first drafts are all about, right? LOL
was, didn’t, couldn’t wouldn’t
and … and — and ands.
Normally my first drafts are really sparse, but for NaNo I’ve let go and I’m letting much more of the main character’s thoughts and feelings come out on the page. We’ll see how much of that gets cut, and which words I use as crutches for this draft (I’ve already noticed I keep using gulped).
I’m an underwriter too. I’m constantly fleshing out scenes in revisions and adding details. And getting rid of filler words too!
Oh man, I used to do that all the time! Then my professor pointed it out and the way he put it made me laugh. “We’re watching Protag look at Dude-Face.” I still slip into it on occasion, but usually find it during revisions.