Help!
I am looking for an article or portion of an article on writing that addresses a certain problem (I am not sure if this writing problem has a formal name). Say your hero is a male, brown haired, librarian, outlaw, etc., etc. named Bob. In writing about Bob, our misguided writer calls him "Bob" or 'he" but also, in their fiction, calls him "the librarian", "the brunet", "the outlaw"....a la the following horrid example:
"Bob scanned the destroyed library. It would take days to set everything in order, the librarian mused. The brunet noticed that only the periodicals section was left intact..."
Now, I know this is horrible writing, but why is it horrible, and does this problem have a name?
"Bob scanned the destroyed library. It would take days to set everything in order, the librarian mused. The brunet noticed that only the periodicals section was left intact..."
Now, I know this is horrible writing, but why is it horrible, and does this problem have a name?