Feature - Writing Tips: Epithets Redux

[chomiji]

A fair number of you are probably thinking "Huh? FG is going to tell us about calling people names?" In fact, we're going to do exactly that!

However, we don't mean "hurling epithets," as Ichigo and Renji are doing here:

"You jerk!" shouted Ichigo. "Whose idea was this, anyway?"

"Yours, you idiot," growled Renji.

This is actually a secondary

Comments

[amai_kaminari]

Wow! That was extremely helpful! Thank you! :)

[chomiji]

Thank you! I'm glad to be of service!

[i_speak_tongue]

Same here! It seems to be more common on FFnet, not surprisingly!

[chomiji]

I think it's a common novice writer's issue. A habit like that can be hard to break if no one ever suggests there's anything wrong with it!

[semisweetsoul]

I agree! It's so annoying especially in certain fandoms when they refer to characters by their occupation or their nationality when they're doing things that have nothing to do with them being a scientist or a Canadian. It drives me nuts! I've been know to yell at newspapers' articles because of that very reason. What is wrong with names and personal pronouns?

[haldoor]

Thank you for this reminder! I remember the earlier article and how much it helped me in the early stages of writing fan fiction. Now I'm much better at getting things to flow, and sounding less like a newbie (I hope), and I will refer people here when I can as it helps so much to understand why names are so much better!

[chomiji]

I appreciate the vote of confidence! Thanks for reading!