There was a time when I could use words effectively, but I have become paralyzed. One reason for creating this blog is to force myself to write until I smooth out my writing.
In reading
The '10 Mistakes' List at Broca website, I recognized myself and cringed. Here are the first 3 mistakes.
Repeats
"Crutch words" are acceptable words unless they are used incessantly. I was impressed that the post author had researched different writers and concluded that Hilliary Clinton's word is "eager." Kate White's favorite is "quickly" in
A Body to Die For. Other writers use "weird" or "sad" repeatedly.