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Argh! Don't you hate it when there's a typo in your comments, but you don't see it until after you hit post! Feel free to correct my "inherently" in that last comment.
Commented Jul 19, 2015 on Avoid using weak pushbutton words in story at Inventing Reality Editing Service
Avoid using weak pushbutton words in story
Sometimes rather than finding a truly evocative term, writers get lazy and use pushbutton words. Pushbutton words attempt to evoke an emotional response from readers without appealing to their critical faculties or intellect. American writer Lewis Shiner coined the term. Examples of pushbutton...
IMO, "welling tears" are way overused by newbie romance writers as well as those without a decent editor. These stories are inhenrently emotional, but no one wants a heroine who's always on the verge of dissolving into a puddle.
Commented Jul 19, 2015 on How to make your writing show rather than tell at Inventing Reality Editing Service
How to make your writing show rather than tell
You don’t have to write for very long before hearing the cry of “Show don’t tell!” or “Too much exposition!” The advice is given for good reason. Exposition (or telling) typically fails to be either evocative or engaging. So how do you fix exposition? How do you make your writing show rather t...
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