Readers of Reddit, What's the most irritating thing that a writer does in their work?

1. When writers go all-in on naming people and places in an on-the-nose manner. *Bobby and Sue are two city kids forced to move to Luna Manor in the small isolated village of Full Moon Cove. After they arrive, a strange rash of killings begin, the victims having all been clawed to death, and only their new mysterious friend Wolfgang Wolfsbane seems to know what's happening. Can they find the killer before Sheriff Bloodgore loses control of the village? Will the town psychic Moona Futureseer predict their fate? Will they ever find out what happened to Danny Missingperson after he disappeared from the Museum of Uncanny Werewolf Murders? Perhaps their dog, Barksatmonsters, will hold the key to the whole mystery.* Small doses, guys. Small doses. There's a time and a place.
   — DoctorMystery


2. The whole I'm a fragile but strong girl, I think I'm plain looking but every guy is secretly attracted to me. I'm smart and sarcastic, and the popular girl is such a bitch.
   — itripandstumble


3. When the protagonist has an extraordinary gift but they are marginalised for a stupid reason. It's so boring "omg I was special and misunderstood all along" bleh. Without a doubt the *worst* series for this is Jean M Auel's Earth's Children books. Fucking Ayla literally invents everything...also fucks everything. So much better in my opinion to have a normal person react to an extraordinary situation ala Arthur Dent
   — likeacyansunday






4. This only applies to YA books, but it drives me nuts if the characters just happen to be studying a piece of literature in English class that mirrors the plot of the story. I also hate book blurbs with questions in them, especially if it is a romance. Will they be able to overcome their troubled pasts and find love at last? Just once I want to answer to be no.
   — sixthandelm


5. Waiting until a hundred pages in to suddenly provide a physical description of a main character. If I wasn't picturing them with curly black hair or a beard before, I'm not suddenly going to reshape my mental image now. Pointless. If you want them to look specific, tell us up front or not at all.
   — -Paraprax-


6. I dont like it when its clear that the author imagines themselves to be the main character in their story. The book im currently reading, the main character decided to settle for a familly life but in another world he was the worlds greatest mind and only he could solve the worlds problems. If only he had made slightly different decisions. He is also well cultured and a great lover. writer might have some issues
   — toastycoyote






7. So john, how long have we been brothers?
   — Youwantobefooled


8. "John stared at her in total silence for a good 30 seconds before he spoke." 30 seconds? Really? That's weird as shit.
   — wbhite


9. Write about a character so that he/she seems important, only to never mention him again.
   — Hive747






10. Probably my own fault for reading so many terrible YA romances, but when the heroine can somehow intuit everything about the love interest just by looking into his eyes: 'I met his gaze and saw the centuries of pain there' or 'I could see the rage and passion in his eyes' over and over and over, meanwhile the hot vampire or whatever has basically done nothing interesting over the course of the story.
    — supersixthree


11. One thing that always bugged me is when a word that isn't too common, and is unnecessary, gets used way too much. It makes it seem like they found it in a thesaurus, and used it every chance they could.
    — GreekNord