reminder to self

Reminder to self:

Use adverbial front-tags only when necessary. Don't overuse your 'after all's.

It's kind of cheating to create shock with quirk, and really annoyingly cheating if your quirk follows no logic.

Watch yourself when you're overly inspecting a text for rhythm.

Are you hiding behind a metaphor that you think is kinda cool?

Are your characters doing the same old things again? Sitting at coffee shops or benches staring at things like glass or the surface of water and pondering departure? Are they suffering from a hot-cold illness? Are they resigned to letting someone go without saying a word!?