Replacements for overused literary phrases
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Replacements for overused literary phrases
I thought after reading my last book that I cannot be the only one who notices those terms transcend boundaries in the book world.
Maybe we could come up with some other good options? Like, "I finlly let out a breath I knew I was holding" or, more seriously, "the gray faded from my vision".
I'm not complaining, all my favorite authors use the same terms and I still love them, I just want to maybe help them and not feel like I'm the only crazy one.
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I think the problem is that we read them so often that when we try to write, we automatically put them to paper because they spring to mind so quickly.
The only solution I have discovered so far is to just develop your own writing voice. As soon as I find that (and it's not always easy to find), the flow picks me up and my brain kicks down those confining expressions, eager to find new ways to describe scenes and characters. Sometimes, it can help to try writing in a different place, or just in your second language (if you have one), or to approach a scene from a different angle.
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