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According to Chuck Palahniuk you should avoid "Thought" verbs as much as you can. These include: knew, thought, realized, believed, etc. However, I've seen many of them in books that I read. And I...
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System
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2019-12-08T03:59:03Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Alexandro Chen
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2019-12-08T03:59:03Z (about 5 years ago)
According to [Chuck Palahniuk](http://litreactor.com/essays/chuck-palahniuk/nuts-and-bolts-%E2%80%9Cthought%E2%80%9D-verbs) you should avoid "Thought" verbs as much as you can. These include: knew, thought, realized, believed, etc. However, I've seen many of them in books that I read. And I think they somehow simulate real speech (useful with first-person narrative). Here's an example from my own writing: > Lying back down, I thought about what he had just said—and realized I wasn't unhappy anymore; I no longer had this pressure in my chest; I felt released, light, as if I could reach the ceiling above me. Are "Thought" Verbs a sign of weak writing? Or just an stylistic choice?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-01-20T12:53:07Z (almost 10 years ago)
Original score: 10