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I've written before about stop words, those words which are so common we don't notice them. These words can clog up your story and they're insidious because you don't realize they're there. There's a bunch of them, including "really," "very," and "even."
But the worst is "just."
I was reading an ARC recently and there was a "just" on almost every page. One page had six ... Six!
Since it was
I'm on draft 4 of the NaNoWriMo novel. Still some big stuff to go, but I've been looking at some of little things, too. Like the words that totally creep into my writing without me even noticing. But actually not the first couple of times I've revised. Draft 4, yeah, they're pretty much popping up a lot and now I just really want to get rid of them.Did you notice the stop words in the above
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Talk of "cleaning" as a major part of revising, this post is the best demonstration of that process.<br /><br />Wanted to print it so I can have it as my reference, but the system won't allow it!
I'm glad you enjoyed the post. You might try copying and pasting the post to a Word document if you're having trouble printing.
What a great list! I write like I talk, and boy, is it enlightening when I read it back again!
I didn't know those pesky over used words had a name. I have issues with "just" and "really" and search every manuscript for them. Great list! (Although intimidating that there are so many stop words to search for!)
thank you monica<br /><br />this post was helpful. glad to find your blog! see you thurs. thanks for all of your great insite.<br /><br />sara
Excellent post, Monica. Thanks!
I have a similar list! All your words, plus "sort of," "finally," "as if,"...I could go on... ;)
These stop words are all new to me. So grateful for your list and posting. Back to my writng with the favorite delete key. Thanks, Maralee