Sam I'm a collector of cliches! I like to think that my predilection for them helps me keep them out of my writing. Still, I can't help but include a few. Usually I'll have a character I don't like spout one or two!
I have a friend who collects them, too. Hundreds of them on his list now and he really enjoys browsing through them. I'm nominating Stephen King and James Patterson to my short list of habitual abusers to take Snoopy's trophy in 2020.
Sam I'm a collector of cliches! I like to think that my predilection for them helps me keep them out of my writing. Still, I can't help but include a few. Usually I'll have a character I don't like spout one or two!
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Bill Glass
I have a friend who collects them, too. Hundreds of them on his list now and he really enjoys browsing through them. I'm nominating Stephen King and James Patterson to my short list of habitual abusers to take Snoopy's trophy in 2020.
DeleteI didn't know cliche collecting was a thing. Very interesting. It must be tough to write a whole novel without using a bunch of cliches.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a lot tougher than most of us realize. I can't even write a whole review without using one or two of them.
DeleteOur normal speech is constantly peppered with them to the extent that I'm not always aware I'm using a cliché. It must be a minefield for authors.
ReplyDeleteHas to be for sure, Cath. And sometimes I can't even think of a better way to express a thought even when I'm aware that I'm falling back on a cliché.
DeleteI hope you got some good news from the docs today. Thinking about both of you.