Heather Ames's Blog - Posts Tagged "manuscripts"

One little word. How often do we all use it during the day? Judging from editing my own manuscript as well as those of fellow writers at all stages in their professional development, way too often. It sneaks in everywhere. "Wait just a minute." "He just wanted that day to be over." "Just a tad more paprika." Do I need to go on? I give myself a mental wake-up now every time I use it, and force myself to yes, justify that usage. But somehow, when I go through the final draft, I see it creeping around, lurking around or just plain sitting there in full view, smirking at me. If I could just figure out a way of changing that, I just would.