So in this story that I'm putting through Inquisition-style tortures, I have a character, a strong secondary one. She starts out as being named the "young woman." And this is intentional, because the unveiling of her name later on brings about a shock of revelation to the protagonist.
But there's too much interplay with her to keep her anonymous for so long. Calling her the "young woman" for a great deal of the story is wearing on me and starting to become really annoying. And if it's annoying to me, i can't imagine the impact on the ultimate reader.
Obviously, you probably can't help me since you have no context. I guess I'm just ranting to this new family of literary-minded people that I've come to enjoy so much in such a short time.
I think the ultimate answer is: Stick to short stories, chump.
But there's too much interplay with her to keep her anonymous for so long. Calling her the "young woman" for a great deal of the story is wearing on me and starting to become really annoying. And if it's annoying to me, i can't imagine the impact on the ultimate reader.
Obviously, you probably can't help me since you have no context. I guess I'm just ranting to this new family of literary-minded people that I've come to enjoy so much in such a short time.
I think the ultimate answer is: Stick to short stories, chump.