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Today’s watchword: was

August 4, 2006February 27, 2009 Mark Ladouceur2 Comments

I'm editing a short story and as I go through it, the word "was" appears, a lot. Too much really. It looks lazy when I'm sure, in most cases, there's a better verb lurking in my vocabulary. It's a weakness of mine to use it often. "Was" is one of those words that I fire… Continue reading Today’s watchword: was →

Posted in WritingTagged +1 red pen, edits
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