tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post1609398690929207894..comments2024-03-15T05:16:15.397-06:00Comments on Writing While the Rice Boils: No More Cookie-Cutters: Avoiding Cliches to Create Original FictionDebbie Maxwell Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-50418232636153398032010-12-15T09:25:41.366-07:002010-12-15T09:25:41.366-07:00You're welcome, Carla!
~DebbieYou're welcome, Carla!<br /><br />~DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-12571454482945878772010-12-15T08:44:23.545-07:002010-12-15T08:44:23.545-07:00This is such a great summary of cliches--thanks so...This is such a great summary of cliches--thanks so much for the links!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380048190884905579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-52451588940088073272010-12-14T22:54:24.689-07:002010-12-14T22:54:24.689-07:00I agree about plot cliches. I'm so thrilled wh...I agree about plot cliches. I'm so thrilled when an author's plot truly surprises me. When I can't guess where it's going in the first 20 pages.<br /><br />~DebbieDebbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998863657658685998.post-20214293183663699212010-12-14T13:34:13.751-07:002010-12-14T13:34:13.751-07:00Oh, what would I do without you Debbie? These link...Oh, what would I do without you Debbie? These links are incredibly helpful. Thanks!<br /><br />I haven't got around to reading The Book Thief. My local library doesn't have it and it's always $30+ at the bookstore. I do hear great things about it though.<br /><br />I think emotional cliches, particularly in dialogue, can annoy me the most. And in YA in gets worse. Though plot cliches have resulted in me hurling a book across the room. :)nindogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402469664507298689noreply@blogger.com