Stop fixing this text by replacing awkward stilted words with contractions.
It's a deliberate stylistic choice, okay
you're editing and your brain suggests an alternative word that makes a sequence suddenly even sadder.
What is a writer?
A miserable little pile of words!
Call me MP or Miz
Fiction attempted, with various levels of success.
Yes, I do need help, thank you for noticing.
Stop fixing this text by replacing awkward stilted words with contractions.
It's a deliberate stylistic choice, okay
you're editing and your brain suggests an alternative word that makes a sequence suddenly even sadder.