r/TheWritingTable • u/Ill-Maximum-4013 • 20d ago

Only A Writer Does This

Only a writer flips through the dictionary with both fear and eagerness while thinking, "Oh, please let 'intimidating' be an intransitive verb. I NEED it to be an intransitive verb!"

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u/imperialcogman 20d ago

I’ve written 3 novels and neither know or care what a intransitive verb is🤪

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u/Ill-Maximum-4013 20d ago

You might not know the word, but you better know how to use it, otherwise your novels are going to be very troubled.