: Re: How much repetition is too much repetition? This is a question that'd been bothering me for a while. Here's an example: My heart racing, I wriggled to the edge of the bed and fumbled

Less repetition is a rule of writing.
And like all rules they are made to be broken.

"All day, every day, day after day, from dawn till dusk."

This rule can be overused

Benny johnson said "hey buddy how are you today".
Ed peterson cried "My dog died, my wife left me and my house burnt down."
Benny gasped "Oh gee thats terrible. How did it happen?"
Ed confessed "wife found out I was cheating on her, then she burnt down the house and killed the dog."
Johnson let out a pained sigh "How did she find out?"
Perterson said "The bimbo I was screwing told her after she found out I was married."

Do you see how benny johnson is referred to as benny in the next line, and then johnson in the next one?
Authors will do this all the time but personally I find that it confuses the reader. Especially in a book with a high character count.

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