To be fair, they pop up in some perfectly respectable published fiction too. But I do tend to find them a bit of a headfuck, whether in amateur or published work.
Have you been reading Inception fic? I swear, I was just complaining to a friend this morning about how, for a new fandom, it already has SO MANY stories that use freakin' epithets.
My brother-in-law refers to my sister as "My wife" in conversation all the time, but my sister rarely calls him "My husband" when she talks about him. Notice these things - they can be facets of characterization when used well,
I am always astonished to learn that many people apparently are totally unaware that characters (and other people) refer to/address others differently in different contexts. How does anyone not know that? I mean, they totally do it themselves, and still, they seem to totally have no idea. ?!
People aren't very observant. You would think people who spend a lot of time reading and writing and thinking about texts would be, but a lot of 'em just aren't.
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I'm like, um, I don't think that's the response the author's looking for here.
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A COTTERIZING POKER, JEN! GET IT RIGHT, FERCHRISSAKES!
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I am always astonished to learn that many people apparently are totally unaware that characters (and other people) refer to/address others differently in different contexts. How does anyone not know that? I mean, they totally do it themselves, and still, they seem to totally have no idea. ?!
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