Lynne used to say I come from a family of heavy sighers. I can’t deny it. Tim tells me that my efforts to eliminate sighing haven’t been entirely successful. However, as something of an expert, I do recommend in writing, as in life, sighs be used sparingly lest they lose their impact.
*feverishly deletes sighs from WIP*
Make sure there are no smirks, too! You only get one smirk a book.
There go the sighs and smirks. Sniff, sniff!
Wait–no excessive sniffing!