@ceemtaylor: Replying to @fusilli.breather five other alternatives to starting with pronouns like she/he/they or articles like a/the are 1) adjectives 2) verbs 3) determiners 4) prepositions 5) nouns. There are a few other examples, but that'll cover 95% of your options. That said, wielding those options effectively will mean thinking outside the box. #tipsfromaneditor #writingtips #writingadvice #iwroteabook #queerbooks #writingabook #writertok #booklover #indiebooktok #lgbtwriter #amwritingfantasy #amwriting #authorsofbooktok #indieauthor #BookTok #fantasybooks #fantasyromance

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therapistyperson
TherapistPerson :
I just cut every boring word like the he went would etc and then come back to the stripped down sentence later. Your brain will find the simplest and clearest way to reformulate.
2025-04-14 18:21:45
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tinymusings
tinymusings :
I need a 50min long video on this question alone bc this is something I struggle with a lot. Are there any other resources you'd reccomend that go more in depth on how to fix this?
2025-07-12 15:29:17
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novivalss
courtie :
i always teach SPACE sentence starters: simile, preposition, adverb, conjunction, -ed word to vary sentence openers. it makes the much more interesting to read!
2025-04-15 12:34:29
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mmgormanmakes
MMGorman (Ran) :
This is honestly one of my favorite "puzzles" in line edits and craft. So much fun to come up with interesting ways to change up the beginning of a sentence. The gains to flow are amazing.
2025-04-14 17:29:05
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lemanue1
Lemanuel :
how do you write flirty characters? like how do you express their flirtyness through there action
2025-06-12 12:05:13
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eric.jason.egan1
Eric Jason Egan :
We need to pay thousands to a professional editor before even querying an agent
2025-06-27 16:19:45
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walden_wagnersno.1fan
/[{Sh@ckl3d_W!ng$}]\ PAN-D3MIC :
Adjective, Verb, Determiner, Proposition, Noun
2025-04-27 18:07:23
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periwinkle_fuzzy_monster
Periwinkle Fuzzy Monster :
Large, Dunks coffee in hand, Cee was now ready to face the world. How's that? (I'm a noob!)
2025-06-07 23:43:16
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author.elizabeth.lee
Elizabeth Lee📚📇 :
Great advice. Thank you so much!
2025-06-06 18:59:42
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c.a.stampley
C.A. Stampley Fiction Author📚 :
this is so solid and great
2025-06-08 21:56:10
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jaycastellettiauthor
JayCastellettiAuthor :
Such. Good. Advice. Thank you, Cee. Always love your videos. I learn so much!
2025-07-01 15:12:01
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author.michelle.l
Michelle Love 📚 :
I have so much trouble leading with adjectives. Whenever I read it back it sounds broken 😭😭
2025-04-14 23:46:27
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sunriseculture
konstellation :
Could you make this video downloadable? I won't remember to look back into my saved videos but if I have this downloaded, I'm more likely to see this more often and remember it better
2025-05-01 20:41:09
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el1_whyme
elik || Numbers 6:24-25 :
Yes I do
2025-06-16 05:35:58
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gabriellascarllet
Gabriellascarllett :
For the one of the stories which was in third person this was the problem but for a another I wrote which was in first person the problem was starting it with “I”
2025-04-18 00:17:08
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transmegumi
moonjelly🪼 :
this is my BIGGEST pet peeve w my own writing atm
2025-04-16 02:58:45
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therealknightauthor
therealknightauthor 📚 :
Agreed. Margie Lawson taught me how to write interesting and well paced sentences
2025-04-16 01:15:04
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cheeseandricemooney
Nev⚡️ :
this reminds me of when I used to write poems, I'd have to change every sentence and build it up and again for it to fit well and rhythm at the end, its like a game
2025-05-22 16:55:33
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ambrosiamoonshine
Ambrosia :
Nice, :)
2025-06-11 14:02:30
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enbygreenwitch
Jacks 🇵🇸 :
I dont have this problem, but I have a problem where I get stuck using one sentence structure without variation. I never notice it until im rereading, and then its like every other sentence 😭
2025-04-29 00:25:35
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jemapag
JP :
oops! wrong door! I booktok'd so hard I ended up on writertok. As you were....🤣💙
2025-04-15 17:16:55
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thehellequin
Sukuna’s Wifey :
How can I write pretty prose without feeling cliche or cringey,
2025-04-15 07:48:07
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chris.redd.author
Chris Redd🇨🇦📚 :
Love the examples!!
2025-05-02 21:33:55
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thequeentellsall
Nova Stories :
I will take this, I need to better my writing, and I can’t wait to used them. Thank you.
2025-04-29 14:25:39
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