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In either case, there's something missing — or maybe it's because the sentence is out of context. Just to say someone washed his hands like a surgeon is insufficient; you need more detail. "He scrubbed his hands for over two minutes" or "thoroughly" or "with meticulous care" like a surgeon etc.
They do have different effects. The first one puts your ...
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I am reminded of the anecdote about Dustin Hoffman torturing himself for Marathon Man because he was a "Method" actor, so he'd look as tortured as his character. Lawrence Olivier looked at him and said, "My dear boy, that's why they call it acting."
Whenever we write, unless we're writing an autobiography, we are always putting ourselves into someone ...
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Charles Schulz (Peanuts) was fond of "AUUGH!"
ETA Okay, since you need a word to prove a chimp's sentence, something like "Blast!" might work.
Honestly, I think "This is driving me crazy" is the wrong thing to pursue for a one-syllable declaration of sentience, if only because the frustration inherent in the exclamation tends make humans incoherent. If ...
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There are approximately 3,827 exclamations in English with such a meaning.
Partly it depends on how forceful and/or crude or offensive you want to be.
Very mild exclamations include "nuts", "shucks", and "darn". (I don't think many readers are likely to see a sexual connotation to a character saying, "I'm late again? Aw, nuts!" Unless the situation was ...
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It does impact how you write, and possibly your ability to write, but not always in a predictable or positive sense.
At first it might seem that it's easier to write about a particular emotion when you're experiencing that emotion. Not necessarily. Let's assume that you can somehow work yourself into that emotional state without it seeming strained or ...
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I guess the correct question would be "does having your text affected by your mood is good or bad"?
I have no doubt that what the author is feeling affects the way he writes, just as anybody in any kind of job will be affected in their performance by the way they are feeling. It's normal to a certain point.
The problem is that, what you feel, might affect ...
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I would say yes. I found a short articles for you to puruse at your lesure:
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/a-positive-mood-allows-your-brain-to-think-more-creatively.html
I have noticed when writing poetry or music, I tend to do my most prolific work when I am upset. I write down everything I can and use that mood as fuel. When ...
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