Want to immediately pull the reader in and strengthen your POV? Hunt down filter words and eliminate as many as possible. What is a Filter Word Filter words create distance between the action in your story and the reader. They include words like: saw, heard, noticed, realized, thought, wondered, and felt. But those words initiate sensory description, you say. Yes, that's true, but they also remind your reader that they are removed from the action instead of letting them feel immersed in the scene. They often also lead to a "telling" voice vs. a "showing" voice. Overuse of filter words…