Sloppy Writing 101.48

 - by Suzi

 
So back to adverbs again. MOSTLY. I didn’t have a big problem with this one—only used it a few times unnecessarily. But when I did a search, I became aware that I needed to delete/change some because I didn’t want multiple characters using it.
 
But first, here are a couple examples from The Proper Way to Say Goodbye, where I took out an unnecessary MOSTLY.
 
-and I mostly stuck to myself, not talking to anyone.
 
-Her TV lay in a dark wooden shelf stuffed mostly with books and a vase of fake flowers.
 
And here are a few examples where I changed the mostly to a usually, which is the word Chloe used most often.
 
-but when I did, I mostly sat in the corner and listened to everybody else talk.

 -but now it was mostly Sasha, and it always ended before the kiss.
 
-Not like Brock who wore mostly black in high school, just to annoy Mom
 
So, is MOSTLY a problem for you ?

Leave a comment