Ireth
Myth Weaver
I've noticed that there are some phrases I tend to use quite often in various works of fiction. I'm not sure if that's just a matter of style, or if it's a bad thing that should be avoided. The example that caught my attention just now is "dread began to gnaw at the pit of her stomach." I've used variants of it several times elsewhere with a few different characters, often with fear in the place of dread. It makes sense for the character I use the phrase most often with, as he tends to get stomach ulcers when he's very stressed out (which is a lot), and so the gnawing is close to literal. But other times, like where it caught my eye now, it just seems like I'm not creative enough to portray a character being nervous. Any thoughts on this?