I don't want to waste class time on this because it's not super related to anything, but I have this writing thing that I wonder if anyone else goes through. (Translation: if you're reading this, will you please comment and assure me I'm not crazy?)
Do you ever get absolutely sick of your own writing? As in, I've been writing a lot more lately than I ever have before (yay manuscript) and I find myself having these tics, a big fucking list of them,and every time I write one, I get so irritated at these habitual words that come out all the time. I'm so bored with myself. Here they are in bad poem form:
My Writing Habits
Interesting,
at least,
And,
really,
maybe/perhaps,
seems,
sort/kind of,
of course,
so,
I think,
though,
always,
feel,
But,
We.
I hate all these words--they'reso wishy washy and boring!--and I feel like a lazy and a terrible writer every time I'm tempted to use them. I have a decent vocabulary! Brain: why do you feel obligated to use only these words? Am I doomed to forever be editing these out? Why do I always want to hedge and contradict-clarify and universalize? How can I keep my style but get rid of these words?
Do you ever get absolutely sick of your own writing? As in, I've been writing a lot more lately than I ever have before (yay manuscript) and I find myself having these tics, a big fucking list of them,
My Writing Habits
Interesting,
at least,
And,
really,
maybe/perhaps,
seems,
sort/kind of,
of course,
so,
I think,
though,
always,
feel,
But,
We.
I hate all these words--they're
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