: Re: Is it stylistically sound to use onomatopoeic words? I'm writing a non-comedic fantasy novel, and I find myself using onomatopoeic words, like "SLAM!" and "TWISH" (for the shooting of arrows).

You can certainly use them; but you have to set them apart from the text in a very deliberate way. You can italicize them, encapsulate it in em dashes, both...

As long as you do not overuse them, or--if you do use more--make sure they are clustered. One cluster or word per three or four pages at a maximum, I'd think. Therefore, only use them when they actually add to the verisimilitude of a scene.

At the same time, do not use them too little, either. They have to be part of the overall style of the story for your reader to grow accustomed to them. For this I cannot really give any indicatives, sorry.

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