A story that repeats itself can appear redundant or poorly edited. Nobody enjoys reading the same thing repeated over and over, whether in dialogue, description, or foreshadowing. Even in real life, such things can grate on the nerves.
Editing
The Benefits of Reading Aloud During the Editing Process
By this point, we’ve put so much work into our stories, we believe there couldn’t be anything left to handle. The plot’s cohesive, the stakes are high, our characters are compelling, we’ve kept the reader interested to the end… Everything is as it should be. Then we edit. Only to find our story doesn’t read as it should, things can be worded better, overused words and phrases that need to be cut or substitutions found…
Renea Guenther 