Pet Peeves of an Author-Reader

Being an author as well as a reader means (sadly, sometimes) that I don’t read the way I used to. My internal editor refuses to go away. In no particular order, here are some of my pet peeves—things that will pull me out of a book.

Who vs That.
One book I read was excellent. Great characters, witty prose, and a plot that kept me wondering what would happen next. However, the author used the word “that” for referring to people, and it stopped me. Every. Single. Time. (Read my post about using...