Deleting filtering words is a great way to make your prose more active in areas where you’re looking to show instead of tell in your writing. There are some instances where using filtering words is actually good, like: - In dialogue, if trying to convey a character’s voice (eg, “I feel like that’s a bad idea”) - If you need to convey an unimportant emotion quickly, and this is the simplest way to do it - If you need to remind the readers that you’re transitioning into a flashback or memory But, like adverbs, you want to limit the use of them to make your writing as active as possible.
It feels that way when you first start writing. You’re too close to it. Write two versions (one with filtering words and one without). Then leave them for a couple of weeks and read them again and compare. And sometimes a filtering word here and there can actually add to a story but they need to be used judiciously.
@@BbGun-lw5vi yeah, probably, or maybe it's also because of the alnguage barrier, my native language isnt english, so sometimes things that are normal in english read weird to me
I that your video is in regard to removing filter words from your work. I soon that this is not always good advice. I to ignore it. I feel that if I do my writing will be greatly improved.
Deleting filtering words is a great way to make your prose more active in areas where you’re looking to show instead of tell in your writing. There are some instances where using filtering words is actually good, like:
- In dialogue, if trying to convey a character’s voice (eg, “I feel like that’s a bad idea”)
- If you need to convey an unimportant emotion quickly, and this is the simplest way to do it
- If you need to remind the readers that you’re transitioning into a flashback or memory
But, like adverbs, you want to limit the use of them to make your writing as active as possible.
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Super helpful!
Good lesson...🎉
great tips!
Thank you!
Is it just as necessary to drop filtering words in third person ?
Filtring words are easy to avoid, but glue words are hard to avoid. Are there any videos to avoid them?
I haven’t made a video on glue words yet, but I will add it to my schedule!
i know i have a lot of filtering words in my novel, but without them the story reads weird to me...
It feels that way when you first start writing. You’re too close to it.
Write two versions (one with filtering words and one without). Then leave them for a couple of weeks and read them again and compare.
And sometimes a filtering word here and there can actually add to a story but they need to be used judiciously.
@@BbGun-lw5vi yeah, probably, or maybe it's also because of the alnguage barrier, my native language isnt english, so sometimes things that are normal in english read weird to me
I that your video is in regard to removing filter words from your work. I soon that this is not always good advice. I to ignore it.
I feel that if I do my writing will be greatly improved.