My major pet peeve as an editor are crutch words. What are those? Words authors constantly use to get them from point A to B because they have not yet learned how to do so any other ways.
Most common offenders:
That
Then
As
Still
which
for a moment
but
to, with, of,
and many, many others.
Why do I catch these? Because I have done and sometimes do this myself. I love it when an editor points this out so I can sharpen my skills as writer.
As an editor, I try to do this for my writers as well. My reward, seeing the improvement in their writing.
Most common offenders:
That
Then
As
Still
which
for a moment
but
to, with, of,
and many, many others.
Why do I catch these? Because I have done and sometimes do this myself. I love it when an editor points this out so I can sharpen my skills as writer.
As an editor, I try to do this for my writers as well. My reward, seeing the improvement in their writing.
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