tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post1360175627900223745..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: Five Dead-giveaways your Story is Cliché Misha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-68071529130801972382011-09-07T02:22:52.823+02:002011-09-07T02:22:52.823+02:00Awesome post, awesome checklist! Thanks for this!...Awesome post, awesome checklist! Thanks for this!Alexis Basshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635465457833459349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-54613796692090751722011-09-05T21:30:19.686+02:002011-09-05T21:30:19.686+02:00This is a fantastic post! I think everyone should ...This is a fantastic post! I think everyone should read this - I'm going to add it to my Friday Ephemera post. I think we need to be reminded of them from time to time to keep us from slipping into those clichesSommer Leighhttp://www.sommerleigh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-65641581104084927302011-09-05T18:07:07.781+02:002011-09-05T18:07:07.781+02:00This is a great post. Now I'm thinking about e...This is a great post. Now I'm thinking about every instance when I told someone about my book. I don't think anyone's ever said, "oh, you mean like such and such book?" lol. I'm good!! Yay!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503400522084515874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-38864332496977257142011-09-05T04:31:25.679+02:002011-09-05T04:31:25.679+02:00great post about spotting those sneaky cliches. I ...great post about spotting those sneaky cliches. I giggled at the names... I recently thought up this cool name for a world and I told my husband about it only for him to turn around a remind me it's the name of certain game. OOPS!Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-14206750247449883592011-09-04T23:31:16.556+02:002011-09-04T23:31:16.556+02:00Great tips and an awesome post altogether! Thanks!...Great tips and an awesome post altogether! Thanks!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-73387757604430991702011-09-04T23:30:26.406+02:002011-09-04T23:30:26.406+02:00Great tips and an awesome post altogether! Thanks!...Great tips and an awesome post altogether! Thanks!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-10976358092839204672011-09-04T22:26:59.003+02:002011-09-04T22:26:59.003+02:00This is so true, Christine. I actually was workin...This is so true, Christine. I actually was working on a vampire-centric story when Twilight came out, and I had to scrap it because too many people were like, "So it's like Twilight, right?" <br /><br />It's a bother sometimes when you realize that, but honestly, you have to know when you need to just give up on a work because it's too cliched or similar to other works.Elisa DeLanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466740168508428362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-38429199345990263142011-09-04T10:44:06.220+02:002011-09-04T10:44:06.220+02:00Thanks, Christine! Those are great signs to watch ...Thanks, Christine! Those are great signs to watch out for. My stories often start by taking something familiar and flipping it on its head.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-76934352981651220352011-09-03T16:18:48.155+02:002011-09-03T16:18:48.155+02:00Great post! Those are some really wonderful questi...Great post! Those are some really wonderful questions - and certainly helpful! Thank you for sharing! :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915440989018472093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-34656185306914729092011-09-03T13:31:33.557+02:002011-09-03T13:31:33.557+02:00I don't think #1 necessarily means a cliche. P...I don't think #1 necessarily means a cliche. People TRY to compare new things to things they've already experienced. It helps them process new things better. So if someone says "Kinda like ____" it's probably ok unless they can name several things it's also like.Sarah McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985261436020635823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-27308328306288989362011-09-03T11:40:16.771+02:002011-09-03T11:40:16.771+02:00Awesome advice! What i hate tho, is when you think...Awesome advice! What i hate tho, is when you think you have a really great original idea and write a story and then find out later someone else already did it... or a brand new movie comes out with the same premise.<br />Heartbreaking. :(PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-63100803946210628032011-09-03T08:41:57.325+02:002011-09-03T08:41:57.325+02:00Great insight and advice. Well said!
People are ...Great insight and advice. Well said! <br /><br />People are so influenced by popular stories that it's hard not to let our own work be influenced.<br /><br />They say that impersonation is the greatest form of flattery, but being accused of the "P" word would be a very hard pill to swallow.Jackie Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337167666859961439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-56624916344736010582011-09-03T06:09:38.408+02:002011-09-03T06:09:38.408+02:00Great post! It can be easy to fall into cliches......Great post! It can be easy to fall into cliches... thanks for the tough love!alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-34735193485293930282011-09-03T05:29:00.538+02:002011-09-03T05:29:00.538+02:00Interesting and insightful. I'd say something ...Interesting and insightful. I'd say something needs changing if the writer always has to defend and explain.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-14852218701849772422011-09-03T05:09:08.866+02:002011-09-03T05:09:08.866+02:00The truth hurts because it is so true.The truth hurts because it is so true.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-3045023688423064762011-09-03T01:58:54.269+02:002011-09-03T01:58:54.269+02:00I love this --> "What the wiggedy-whack?! ...I love this --> "What the wiggedy-whack?! My brain is blown with awesome!"<br /><br />It's what I want so badly. :D <br /><br />This was an excellent post. I'm always blown away when an author turns things upside and the very concept sends my mind reeling. A cliche can never have that effect no matter how great the writing is, imho.CherylAnne Hamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324135447961686703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-54386912229698082592011-09-02T23:54:54.271+02:002011-09-02T23:54:54.271+02:00Wow, that was awesome! Haha, i wish i could come u...Wow, that was awesome! Haha, i wish i could come up with stuff like this!Rachel Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558300529910254645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-31693907923746433602011-09-02T22:26:47.579+02:002011-09-02T22:26:47.579+02:00I think often authors purposely turn to cliche bec...I think often authors purposely turn to cliche because they are just trying to write commercial product that will sell. It's risky to come up with something radicallly new and hope that readers will accept it. Sometimes it's easier to stay in a comfort zone and just write a variation of something that's already out there.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-42828823245494336882011-09-02T21:28:01.149+02:002011-09-02T21:28:01.149+02:00ditto the questions and pointers. Thanks.ditto the questions and pointers. Thanks.Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-21020488723942348452011-09-02T21:23:49.262+02:002011-09-02T21:23:49.262+02:00These are great questions. I really like the one a...These are great questions. I really like the one about figuring out the ending! I'll have to ask my CP what she thinks.Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-33239529479704668822011-09-02T19:38:26.070+02:002011-09-02T19:38:26.070+02:00Oh, those are some scary questions to ask ourselve...Oh, those are some scary questions to ask ourselves. I'm afraid of what the answers may be. <br /><br />Great post!Ruth Jossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664678990038670303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-61428017501753416482011-09-02T18:03:20.363+02:002011-09-02T18:03:20.363+02:00I'm not against the cliche--but I certainly fi...I'm not against the cliche--but I certainly find it so much better when an author takes a cliched character and gives them that spark of depth with a special trait or action.julie feddersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621537183935460781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-58336409830649427672011-09-02T17:39:02.125+02:002011-09-02T17:39:02.125+02:00Great post Christine. Cliche is definitely a big t...Great post Christine. Cliche is definitely a big turnoff to people who read a lot. However, to readers who only have one book under their belt, they may not be able to spot it for what it is. I guess what I'm trying to say is it may depend on the market you are going for too? Middle grade and young adult can be rife with cliche because the readers haven't read all that much by the age of 13 or 14 (with a few exceptions...right?)Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-22363244345049009992011-09-02T17:36:36.953+02:002011-09-02T17:36:36.953+02:00Fabulous tips! Thanks. :)Fabulous tips! Thanks. :)Jessica R. Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614501794157211301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-79515639444351191882011-09-02T17:36:15.454+02:002011-09-02T17:36:15.454+02:00Awesome post, Christine. These are terrific questi...Awesome post, Christine. These are terrific questions to ask ourselves during the writing and revisions. Thanks!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.com