/lit/ - Literature

These are all bad aspects of writing
>epigrams or paraphrases
>cribbed lines or poetry line for a title
>asides, speeches monologues, soliloquy
>titled chapters
>compound words
>creative nonfiction
>any writing influenced by visual media or TTRPGs
>extended or shared universes
>sub-genres that are fads, avant-garde sub-genres, or blends of sub-genres (e.g., X-punk)
>refrains or leitmotifs
>song lyrics anywhere, especially ballads
>deus ex machina
>lack of conclusion and/or denouement
>any erotica or romance for older women
>spondees
>overused filler words that don't add much, e.g., "really" and "very"
>genre specific tropes that aren't rethought in any way
>long sentences, or sentence fragments
>chapter summaries
>en dashes, em dashes, or hyphens
>parentheses
>free verse without an understanding of stress and rhythm
>any Latin whatsoever, especially legal or philosophical terms
>neologisms
>nouns as adjectives
>stream of consciousness
>paratext, intertext, or subtext
>too many commas, incorrect use of commas, and too few commas in a multi-clausal sentence
>syndeton and asydeton
>metaphors or similes that make no sense, or are extraneous to the story
>rhyming in prose
>idioms, puns, or sayings
>humour without necessary build up nor timing
>onomatopoeia
>characters say the title of the book anywhere in the book
>titular character is a Mary Sue
>focusing on the sound of words rather than syntax or flow
>focusing too much on sound and syntax, rather than learning how to tell a story
>the main character is the story's antagonist or monster
>anti-heroes, anti-villains, or pseudo-characters that undermine villains and heroes
>literary wank like ostranenie, polyphony, estrangement
>more than one language
>indices, footnotes, prefaces, endface, prologues, maps, essays, or introductions
>word salad or gibberish
>exclamation marks
>question marks when someone is confused rather than asking a question
>thoughts in italics
>more than one font or font size