How do I replace constant pronoun use, besides just saying a name?

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Guest

Post by Guest »

Ex; “She rose from her seat, and finally she was free from the troubles of her workplace…

But it goes on and on, like more than two sentences. Would just adding a name in a few sentences help?
Sandra

Post by Sandra »

Rising from the seat, a deep sigh escaped her lips as the a long stretched washed away the torment that was the workday, escaping in the rhythm like cracks that escaped during the stretch, as if the body too was celebrating.”
Erin

Post by Erin »

I would suggest a sentence restructure to remove some of those pronouns. "She rose from her seat, finally freed of workplace problems." Or something to that effect.

You can also substitute pronouns with nouns but that should be done sparingly.

Useful: "It was a dark and stormy night." What is wrong with this sentence?
Jayson

Post by Jayson »

Utilize show more. Describe the scene withon the action alowing you to give action to a new subject. Also vary tyour sentence structure sonit isnt all subject verb action ...or whatever.

“She rose from her seat, and scanned around the room. Co-corker computers wirred and chimed, but hers remained silent. The screen black.

Despite having no idea how'd she pay the bills sure to begin piling up as soon as tomorrow, "name" smiled. She undid the first 3 buttons of he blouse and almost giigled at how easy it felt to breath. By the time she walked out of her office building, never to return, she laughed so hard tears ran down her cheeks.
Kellie

Post by Kellie »

Use more commas. She rose from her seat, finally free of workplace troubles.. .
Guy

Post by Guy »

Use different pronouns. "He, she, they, the engineer, the doctor, the blonde, his wife, her lover." Or just nothing when context makes it obvious.

"I love you, he said"

"I love you too", she replied, "But, I have conditions".

"What are those? I don't have conditions".

"I don't know how long I can love you as long as you're wearing that ridiculous beard"

"But it matches your dress so well".

"I love this dress, but I really don't need it to match anything, especially your ridiculous purple beard".

The owner of the beard looked glum and thoughtful, the choice of a much loved beard, and a much loved partner was a tough one.

Silly conversation - but the point is I only used pronouns twice, yet it's always perfectly clear who is talking, or being described at all times.

You can check also: What can I do to make my story more interesting and longer?
Julie

Post by Julie »

Yes, something to watch out for. I once read a book that had a whole page and a half of every sentence beginning with He. Not good. I learnt a long time ago to not have more than two sentences in a row beginning with the same word.
Trevor

Post by Trevor »

Blake Crouch simply leaves the noun out, which is weird at first, but works: "Rose from her seat, free from the troubles..."
Claire

Post by Claire »

‘Rising, she relinquished all workplace troubles.’

You need to cut more, not add more. I’m not sure that rising from your seat frees you from workplace troubles, but you can choose to let them go (relinquish) as you rise.
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