If you’re like many writers, your monitor is a veritable porcupine of sticky notes, many of them warning you away from the clichés your beta readers and editor have called you out on again and again:

Her heart pounded as his hand slid up the side of her neck.
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She was determined.
Her eyes twinkled at him over the top of her coffee cup.
His stomach roiled at the idea of facing him again.
A chill raced up his spine as he considered the alternatives.

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