The forgetful reader

[Mad Lews]

One thing the writer can do to help is give the characters distinct (and memorable) names. I know I'm guilty of not following that rule. I tend to alliterate first names by gender, A very bad quirk to get into but fortunately most word processors can fix it with the 'find and replace' function. So if your story has a Brian,Bruce and Brad chasing after Jean, Janice and Josephine consider a quick revision.

[Satan_Klaus]

One thing the writer can do to help is give the characters distinct (and memorable) names.

Powerful names are of course good but I'm always afraid of getting tacky. Finding the right amount of 'distinct and memorable is difficult.

A Mr. Masters, while impossible to forget, might have his place in some stories, in others he is just ridiculous.