writing repetitive habits

[cacian]

what is your most repetitive writing habits that you wish you could change improve or not at all?

for example:
I noticed I tend to start most of my poems with the conjunction AS and so became aware of it and now try to completely avoid it.

[Raven Falcon.]

I tend to maunder about after writing down few sentences. Most of time I maunder to develop ideas, but my mind has a habit of digressing into completely unrelated subjects.

[cacian]

I tend to maunder about after writing down few sentences. Most of time I maunder to develop ideas, but my mind has a habit of digressing into completely unrelated subjects.

maunder? Maundy Thursday? I do not know the meaning of the word 'maunder' it is completely new to me :)
I am guessing maybe to mean flaunder perhaps? I will look it up.

[bookowskee]

Does punctuation/s count? If so, I tend to use this: () often. I suspect that it is so because of reading Salinger's Raise High the Roof Beam Carpenters AND Seymour An Intro more than twice. I consciously tried to alternate this: () with this: - -. No plans of changing it/improving it. I just want to hit the right key at the appropriate time.

If punctuation does not count, then please disregard this reply.

[ThreeKlicksAway]

I think I use semicolons and compound sentences too much...

[cacian]

I think I use semicolons and compound sentences too much...

hi ThreeKlicksAway what are compound sentences?

[cacian]

Does punctuation/s count? If so, I tend to use this: () often. I suspect that it is so because of reading Salinger's Raise High the Roof Beam Carpenters AND Seymour An Intro more than twice. I consciously tried to alternate this: () with this: - -. No plans of changing it/improving it. I just want to hit the right key at the appropriate time.

If punctuation does not count, then please disregard this reply.

punctuation does count and that is why I much stick to poetry that way I can avoid it entirely :)

[islandclimber]

maunder? Maundy Thursday? I do not know the meaning of the word 'maunder' it is completely new to me :)
I am guessing maybe to mean flaunder perhaps? I will look it up.

Really? Flaunder? That's not even a word. Perhaps you meant "flounder"? Generally having two words rhyme, or come close to rhyming with one another, does not suggest they mean the same thing.

Maunder, in this case, likely means the writer roams from subject to subject quite aimlessly, leading to a rather disconnected narrative, even borderline incoherent.

[ThreeKlicksAway]

hi ThreeKlicksAway what are compound sentences?

A compound sentence is usually two independent clauses seperated by a comma or semicolon. I seem to do this a lot with sentences. For example:
I heaved a sigh of relief; the watch was still resting delicately in my pocket.

I actually am terrible at grammar. I am not even certain if that is what a compound sentence is. Maybe I meant a simple sentence:
I heaved a sigh of relief, my knees still shaking from the trauma.

Yes, that is what I more often do.

[Delta40]

I use a pen repetitively when I write. It's always blue. Perhaps if I change colour it might help?

[islandclimber]

I use a pen repetitively when I write. It's always blue. Perhaps if I change colour it might help?

Perhaps creativity might arrive if you change the colour for each word you write. A proverbial rainbow spreading across the page. However, one drawback might be the rather frustrating slowness of this method?

I write with a fountain pen constantly, dip in the inkwell, scratch a few words, dip again. Sometimes I wonder if this is the reason I leave so many works unfinished.

[jainhost]

I tend to use too much of rhyms and even punctuation.

[cacian]

Really? Flaunder? That's not even a word. Perhaps you meant "flounder"? Generally having two words rhyme, or come close to rhyming with one another, does not suggest they mean the same thing.

Maunder, in this case, likely means the writer roams from subject to subject quite aimlessly, leading to a rather disconnected narrative, even borderline incoherent.
I understand. it does however sound like stream of consciousness only punctuated.

A compound sentence is usually two independent clauses seperated by a comma or semicolon. I seem to do this a lot with sentences. For example:
I heaved a sigh of relief; the watch was still resting delicately in my pocket.

I actually am terrible at grammar. I am not even certain if that is what a compound sentence is. Maybe I meant a simple sentence:
I heaved a sigh of relief, my knees still shaking from the trauma.

Yes, that is what I more often do.

Oh I see I thought a compound sentence meant two sentences related to each other but disjointed if you like a comma or a semicolon.
The examples you gave are not necessarily related right? I may be completely wrong here haha.

[cacian]

I use a pen repetitively when I write. It's always blue. Perhaps if I change colour it might help?

no pen for me I can't read my handwriting at the best of times. I get lazy with it it is terrible. I hit the keyboard instead lol.
oh and blue is apparently not an inspiring colour to write with try jade it is fiery.