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Mistakes to Check For List of overused words: That All All of Very Extremely Really Obviously Actually Probably Particularly My guess is that… -ly words (adverbs) Said words (use said instead of synonyms) Eye color Ellipses (…) Semicolons (use EM dash instead) Ward words--drop the final 's' toward forward backward afterward downward upward Mistakes: * Use ‘Jack said’ instead of ‘said Jack’ for fiction (vs. literary works)—dialogue tags * Use said instead of synonyms * Noticed and thought--they jar the reader and aren't necessary * Use contractions for commercial fiction, but not for literature. (don't vs. do not) Use of Nouns & Verbs Instead of Adjectives & Adverbs: * slowly opened the door = eased the door open * softly knocked on the door = tapped on the door Enter your search terms Submit search form Web www.insanedames.com Copyright © 2006-2008 Insane Dames. All rights reserved.