Writing Advice: Self-Editing Tip #2 - Color Code

Every writer has a list of words they overuse:

- Just
- That
- Like
- Look
- Feel
- Was
- Even
- Still
- Of

Those are just a few but there are TONS. Some are general and apply to all of us. While some are specific to a particular writer.

One way to catch the problem words so you can weed them out of your manuscript is color-coding. No matter how many times you read or re-read (or read aloud)