User blog comment:Banned In CP/Common Flaws in CP Writing/@comment-25170312-20180208172837/@comment-26030957-20180210230815

Semicolons can look pretentious, too.

You want the reader to lose themselves, if you remind them that you're a fancy pants writer, it breaks the spell. There's an old maxim, if it sounds like a writer wrote it, rewrite it. This is especially true with thrillers and modern horror. Even though I'll admit, I try to drop some fancy prose when I can, so I'm a definitely guilty of this. I just love words!

@Umby, cool, I'll try to check that out.