{"id":7536,"date":"2025-01-03T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T13:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novlr.org\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2025-01-03T13:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T13:36:01","slug":"why-its-ok-to-use-repetition-in-your-writing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/why-its-ok-to-use-repetition-in-your-writing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It’s OK To Use Repetition in Your Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Anyone who did a creative writing class at school will remember the lesson to avoid repetition in your writing. I\u2019m here to give you some bad news. On its face, that is terrible advice. It needs a lot more context than that to be useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, it\u2019s important to vary your words, but avoiding repetition in your writing at all costs<\/strong> leads to bigger mistakes that need to be unlearned. For those unlearning the bad habits instilled by poor advice, here is the most important thing I can say to you: clarity is more important than variety<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go easy on the synonyms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The biggest mistake that writers often make is to overuse synonyms to replace perfectly normal words. One of the most common ways synonyms are overused is when describing a character\u2019s physical traits. Many are so overused that they\u2019ve become clich\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are literally hundreds of posts on social media lamenting the overuse of synonyms for eyes or colours. “Orbs,” “pools,” and “spheres” are just a few of the ways that writers misuse synonyms to describe eyes. “Emerald orbs” or “amber spheres” may sound poetic, but it’s certainly not clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you spend too long looking for a synonym to avoid repetition in your writing, ask yourself this one simple question. Does this word make my meaning clearer?<\/strong><\/em> If the answer is no, then stick to clarity. Why use \u201corbs\u201d when \u201ceyes\u201d will do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t be afraid to name your character<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In order to prevent repetition, many writers try to avoid using their characters’ names too often. What frequently results is a revolving cast of character descriptions that can get confusing for the reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve introduced your character by name and described the kind of person they are, then their name is the most simple way to describe them from that point forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s ok to say \u201cDave\u201d instead of \u201cthe blonde\u201d or \u201cthe Italian.\u201d Dave may indeed be<\/em> a blonde Italian, but so are many other people. There\u2019s only one Dave in your story, though, so don\u2019t be afraid to name him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"repetition<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He said, she said<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I remember my teachers at school drumming into me that it was a cardinal sin to repeat the word \u201csays\u201d when writing dialogue. While I can see the theory behind the advice, on its own, that advice is terrible. Avoiding \u201csay\u201d, \u201csays\u201d, or \u201csaid\u201d to reduce repetition in your writing often just results in another kind of repetition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What most people do is replace \u201csay\u201d with synonyms. Using \u201cShe grinned,\u201d \u201che laughed,\u201d \u201cshe spat\u201d may feel<\/em> like you\u2019re reducing repetition, but all its doing is reinforcing a repetitive cadence. Instead, don\u2019t be afraid to use \u201csays\u201d and look at reframing your sentences instead, or using additional words after \u201csaid\u201d to show your character\u2019s emotion (the Emotion Thesaurus<\/a> is a great resource to help with this).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rethinking the sentence will result in more diversity in your writing and create a better rhythm. It will genuinely avoid repetition instead of just simulating it. This same rule also applies to adverbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not to say you should avoid synonyms altogether. Synonyms are important for variation – but they\u2019re not enough on their own. It\u2019s easy to let them become a crutch<\/a> or a way to cheat your way out of repetition. Think about your words as a full picture, not just as a like-for-like substitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about your genre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to avoiding repetition in your writing, one thing to consider is who you\u2019re writing for. Your audience will have a significant impact on your word choices. Children love repetition, so repeating themes, cadences, phrases, and words can leave a positive impression on your readers in a way it wouldn\u2019t with an adult audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In children\u2019s fiction, repetition is often used to emphasise and educate. The key here is that it\u2019s intentional. It\u2019s easier to commit to repetition for the sake of emphasis than to commit to repetition for the sake of clarity, so we must think of them as two sides of the same coin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing how and when to use repetition is hard. The essential part of any writer\u2019s craft is clarity – if repetition helps you get your idea across in the clearest way, don\u2019t be afraid to use it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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