#it’s familiar—NOT cliche—and so the experienced reader glides over it understanding exactly what it means

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

if you’re a writer, don’t let booktokers convince you that a phrase like “Her expression darkened” is nonsensical just because they don’t understand how written language works

#- HK #the darkening of an expression is a great way to communicate to a reader that someone has perhaps inclined their head or lowered their brow #or allowed the light to go out of their eyes because something serious has occurred #or even if it is JUST metaphorical #it’s familiar—NOT cliche—and so the experienced reader glides over it understanding exactly what it means #and you maintain the flow of your narrative #writing #mobile #x #maybe if you use it too often they’ll start to notice and you’ll defeat the very purpose of it