If you're deep in the query trenches right now, hitting "send" on carefully polished emails and waiting for your dreams to come true (or, you know, at least to get a response), you've probably had this thought:
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! 😂😂😂
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!
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! 😂😂😂
Exactly, a smirk is a specific facial impression with basically only one meaning.
And it's not nice! It does not belong in love scenes.
I love this article, Vicky, thank you! The magic is in the entire process! Here for all of it!
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!