Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-24907211-20140507012835/@comment-9780519-20140510155727

Resident DeVir wrote:

Lastly - and this is just a minor flaw that really bothers me a lot whenever I see it - but you cannot say "I thought to myself", as it's a redundant statement. Unless your character is a telepath, the only way he/she can think is to himself/herself. Try using "I said to myself" or just "I thought" instead. Don't listen to them. adding "to myself" adds emphasis to the fact that you're thinking. It's the difference between having a casual thought pass through your head and actually having a diaglouge within your mind.