Today’s book shows us that some writers are completely deaf to echoing.
What I gleaned about the story: The space ship was big. Really, really big.
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Analysis: Two sets of echoing sentences, both on “It.” The first occurrence might be excused as stylistic, but not the second, which was a triple shot. And all this coming in the first two paragraphs is too much too soon to let slide.
Analysis: I’m on the second page now, and three successive sentences begin with “It was…”, “It took…” and “It took…”
Analysis: The very next paragraph opens with another triple. “She was…”, “She was…” and, “She was…”
Note: From what little I was able to read, it sounds like an extensive galactic political reality has been constructed, and no doubt the story is full of action and intrigue, but the author would benefit greatly from the simple act of reading the work aloud to an audience. Nothing highlights the echoes like standing in front of strangers and reading your work in your own voice. It can seem a terrifying notion, but I guarantee that every time you find yourself cringing over your words it becomes a lesson you won’t easily forget.
I use Pro Writing Aid – free – to control my word echo habit. This is something editing software can really help with. It’s here: https://prowritingaid.com/en/Analysis/Editor
*checks carefully for word echoes*