Writing: Words to watch

Words that are overused

• was
• were
• that
• words ending in ‘ly’
• chagrined
• suddenly
• very
• really
• totally
• felt
• rather
• somewhat
• quite

Evaluate preposition usage

• of, at, in
• since, for, by, from—to, from-until, during,(with)in
• inside, on, outside
• over, above
• under, underneath, beneath, below
• near, by, next to, between, among, opposite
• about

Editor watch words (probably more applicable to poetry):

• Soul
• Heart
• Love
• Warmth
• Windows
• Forever
• Death
• Life
• Feeling
• Light