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Christy Matheson's avatar

I despise the word smirk, and I think most writers use it incorrectly. And wayyyyy too often. So I have definitely never written that one 24 times in one manuscript! 😂😂😂

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Kelley Buzbee's avatar

Exactly, a smirk is a specific facial impression with basically only one meaning.

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Christy Matheson's avatar

And it's not nice! It does not belong in love scenes.

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Stacey Ramirez's avatar

I love this article, Vicky, thank you! The magic is in the entire process! Here for all of it!

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Dan Croutch's avatar

Thanks for the encouragement today, Vicky! Writing is a muscle that needs strengthening through exercise, which is often painful, but worth the long-term results!

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