tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040341083799022438.post5939546604227510864..comments2023-03-25T03:59:54.373-06:00Comments on They're Making Me Blog: ClichesDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15584643018505305470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040341083799022438.post-39307634523846780282008-08-29T09:38:00.000-06:002008-08-29T09:38:00.000-06:00Another thing to consider is whether or not the cl...Another thing to consider is whether or not the cliche is the only thing defining the character, place, or situation. If all the reader has to go off of is the cliche, then there is a greater chance for it to appear 2-dimensional. You don't have to remove cliches to make something unique.The One and Only Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389030276109468709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040341083799022438.post-26011548890127026682008-08-29T08:49:00.000-06:002008-08-29T08:49:00.000-06:00I think there's a section in Writers Digest or The...I think there's a section in Writers Digest or The Writer about cliches...and I was wondering as I read some of them, "Well, how do you say yada yada yada if you don't say it that way?" on some of them. <BR/><BR/>My advice is to look at where the 'cliches' were marked and see if you can't do something creative with them. If the rewrite looks goofy, go back to your cliches. Of course, sometimes using a cliche is good for making your point in an ironic kind of way.Jenny Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926410487968278887noreply@blogger.com