RockyMountainMommy
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(2/22/04 10:53 pm)
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Useful Critiquing Abbreviations
adj - unnecessary adjective.
adv - unnecessary adverb.
ayk - "as you know": characters sharing information through dialogue that they should "already know", for the benefit of informing the reader.
awk - awkward or clumsy.
cli - cliché
coll - too colloquial
cond - too wordy, condense.
exp - expand
ibp - independent body parts: eyes popping out of a head, jaw dropping to the floor, etc.
imo- in my opinion.
mix met - mixed metaphor, clashing images
mm - misplaced modifier: "Walking to the counter, he poured coffee." This makes it seem as if he is pouring the coffee *while* walking to the counter.
name - using a name too often in dialogue.
rep - repetitious
pace - problem with pacing.
POV - point of view problem, head-hopping.
pp - purple prose
sdt - show, don't tell
TMAWIA - too much about what it's about. Author intrusion.
voice - inconsistent voice with what has already been established
ww - wrong word (usually a misspelled word, ie: too, to, two. Sometimes a word used in the wrong context.)
WSYIWYG - what you see is what you get.
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