a cup of stars

when u are writing words are your currency and you don’t need to spend as little as possible but it is imperative that you spend as wisely as possible. each word is being exchanged to the reader for meaning. “crimson blood” it’s usually crimson we can skip that. “hummed throatily” humming is already throaty, skip it. “‘what’s that?’ he questioned,” that is already a question, skip it. you need to bite harder. choose stronger verbs. use more evocative imagery. use the space of the page, the sounds of the words, use metaphor, use scene dressing. add dimension add texture use every tool at your disposal. there’s nothing worse in prose than spending words like they’re cheap and meaningless. if you don’t believe that what you’re writing has meaning, if your sentences read like you are trying to convince yourself, why should i believe it? you can smell insecurity and panic in a piece and it destroys the entire thing