Clichés

Started by Kyoe December 1st, 2014 2:48 PM
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Kyoe

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Clichés.
Good? Bad? Ugly?
Or maybe even relative to the story, and scenario. The way and time they're used.

What do you think about clichés? Should they be avoided at all costs, or used whenever you feel like it? Do the negative aspects (over used, predictable) outweigh the positive ones (well known, time proven)?


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Nolafus

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I think cliches have a time and place to be used, but you have to be extremely careful when doing so. If you have too many cliches, then the story just becomes bland and boring.

I try to stay away from as many cliches as possible while writing, just because I never really liked seeing them in stories, but I always seem to have a couple within the plot. It's hard to avoid them, simply because that's what people generally think of first. I try to go with my second or third idea to avoid some of the obvious cliches, but like I said before, something a cliche can be a good thing. It could lead your readers to believe something will happen, only for the total opposite to take place instead. It's all about how, and where, you use it.
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