When you write, just write and don’t think about being a writer.
A person thinking about being a writer is different to a person writing, and you can only be one thing at a time.
Being a writer is no big thing, it’s part of being a person; you choose to be a writer by writing.
You don’t need to know a lot of big words; the words you use to communicate things to yourself and others are already enough.
Nobody else is quite like you, and your writing will be quite unlike anyone else’s.
That’s why we practice writing; to unlearn the idea of trying to sound like anything, and make our writing reflect more how we see the world.
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This is a true statement and most writers tend to lose themselves in the mundane word game. Although I agree with you, it would be a great disservice to a reader if a word was repeated in procession of itself over and over again.
For example:
“It like she was like you know what I am saying?” Marsha asked “Like…yeah, I do know” Jenny replied.”
The reader at some point should be aware of this, and the story should have set that up beforehand. Most people speak like this, and I an not trying to combat anything you stated because speaking and writing should go hand and hand. Most people can not grasp that idea, and they make failed, vain attempts to sound like someone else, and become discouraged when they do not.
In a nut shell what you’re saying is highly important, along the lines, of essential, if you plan on being a writer that stands out.
I only say all of this to say that the novice writer should make an attempt to raise the bar on their vocabulary usage both verbal and written and interact with others to get a sense at how certain words draw out emotion in both parties.
Good advice thanks you keep me thinking BT!