Lee Dunning
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Michael J. Sullivan:
I was told recently that editors are disliking the use of euphemisms. They don't want you to use anything other than pronouns and the character's name. So, in other words, you can't refer to one of your characters at the 'big warrior', or call someone as 'Fred's mother'. This also goes for body parts. You have to call an eye an eye, you can't call it an orb or any other descriptive word. Have you run into this?
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey Lee,
I have not run into that. What editors want more than anything else is a really great and compelling story. That's not as easy as you might think and some minor stylistic styles as you pointed out aren't generally going to get them to say no. If they REALLY are opposed to them, they'll have the line editor highlight them during the copy edit and might ask for them to be adjusted, but I can't imagine seeing some would make an editor reject a piece. Thanks for asking.
I have not run into that. What editors want more than anything else is a really great and compelling story. That's not as easy as you might think and some minor stylistic styles as you pointed out aren't generally going to get them to say no. If they REALLY are opposed to them, they'll have the line editor highlight them during the copy edit and might ask for them to be adjusted, but I can't imagine seeing some would make an editor reject a piece. Thanks for asking.
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