We all have our individual quirks of style. Little, verbal quirks. We use a phrase once, like it, use it again, and eventually it becomes habit.
For most people (i.e,. non-authors), this isn’t a problem. A quirky turn of phrase, a tag-line, a preference for the spelling “grey” instead of “gray”–these are not problems for most people.
For writers, though, it can be a problem. Why? Because you can’t see them. And because others can.
Yesterday, I discovered a new one of my own. (more…)