tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509009608138236950.post125777033343031832..comments2023-11-02T03:09:29.012-06:00Comments on Angela Cothran: ClichésAngela Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509009608138236950.post-12199715119817029602011-07-17T17:55:07.249-06:002011-07-17T17:55:07.249-06:00"Girl who doesn't realize she’s beautiful..."Girl who doesn't realize she’s beautiful"<br /><br />This one kills me. Every.single.time. It's great for my triceps though...instant book to wall hurling and allThe East Coasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079925217846916286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509009608138236950.post-50322892239167207342011-07-16T19:04:34.489-06:002011-07-16T19:04:34.489-06:00Oh yeah - I've had "cliche" written ...Oh yeah - I've had "cliche" written in bubbles on my manuscripts a time or two.Jaye Robin Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929739858812153990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509009608138236950.post-98647857069428582011-07-16T07:36:40.682-06:002011-07-16T07:36:40.682-06:00Gosh! You're ruining all my stories!
Good lis...Gosh! You're ruining all my stories!<br /><br />Good list.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509009608138236950.post-7507058722634516892011-07-15T17:58:47.818-06:002011-07-15T17:58:47.818-06:00Moody gunslinger type comes out of nowhere and hel...Moody gunslinger type comes out of nowhere and helps family who are beset by baddies.Tony Van Helsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879258913766153068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509009608138236950.post-59565686837841674372011-07-15T13:58:12.409-06:002011-07-15T13:58:12.409-06:00I love finding odd descriptions that defy clichés....I love finding odd descriptions that defy clichés.<br /><br />"I'll be the corpse in your bathtub. Useless."<br /><br />That's probably the funkiest creative metaphor I've found lately, and it certainly feels a bit uncomfortable...especially for the first line to a love song, haha! (From the Elbow song "Newborn.")Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509009608138236950.post-36349226973230503742011-07-15T13:26:09.161-06:002011-07-15T13:26:09.161-06:00M Pax-Thanks for the tip!
Emily-I think people ar...M Pax-Thanks for the tip!<br /><br />Emily-I think people are comfortable with cliches. A writers our job is to make people uncomfortable :)Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509009608138236950.post-59788175418891134732011-07-15T13:12:01.488-06:002011-07-15T13:12:01.488-06:00Why is it I still see these cliches everywhere? I ...Why is it I still see these cliches everywhere? I read the book "I am Number Four" and watched the film version last night. The entire time I was thinking, "there's another cliche!" I didn't catch most of them in the book, but on screen they were glaring at me. Still, the book/movie were successful. I think the book was original, even though bits and pieces were cliche. There's one good example of where I recently found cliches.Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509009608138236950.post-74926605649016329992011-07-15T11:16:37.640-06:002011-07-15T11:16:37.640-06:00Great list. Some magazines have long lists of them...Great list. Some magazines have long lists of them -- things they don't want to see.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.com