Turkey City Lexicon
Critters Writers Workshop, a writing resource for sci-fi, fantasy, and horror authors, offers this primer for SF workshops to identify and avoid bad prose habits. Types of problems are listed somewhat randomly, with amusing titles like "Squid in the Mouth" (inside jokes that readers won't understand), "Fuzz" (using the word "somehow" to gloss over plot holes), or "The Jar of Tang" (an entire story contrived solely to reveal a twist).
Source: https://www.critters.org/turkeycity.html
Categories: Advice for Writers