I am not a poker player which is just as well because I shudder to think what an easy mark I’d be for any halfway decent card shark. I am woeful at keeping my feelings to myself. In a poker-playing context this means I ooze “tells.” I would be unable, say, to stop myself from twitching anxiously when I was holding a good hand and scratching at imaginary facial itches if I were holding a weak one. I’d be a veritable bucket of “tells.” My money would be safer stuffed in a mattress.
Some good writing tips here. It's amazing what happens to paragraphs when we learn to vary the length of our sentences or flip clauses around. Knowing our own tells will make us better editors of our own work.
Tells are just some of the stories we share without words. Words are a pathway through the jungles and deserts of life. There is much more happening here :) Without all this other stuff, life would be too boring to bother with.
These are terrific tips. I'm more guilty of some than others (damn commas!), but all are good to think about and be aware of. Thanks for the reminder.
Some good writing tips here. It's amazing what happens to paragraphs when we learn to vary the length of our sentences or flip clauses around. Knowing our own tells will make us better editors of our own work.
Tells are just some of the stories we share without words. Words are a pathway through the jungles and deserts of life. There is much more happening here :) Without all this other stuff, life would be too boring to bother with.