Cliches

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Cliches; A Discussion
Topic Started: Jul 13 2009, 12:29 PM (28 Views)
RedHead97	Jul 13 2009, 12:29 PM Post #1
Writes 50 Words Per Chapter Posts: 276 Group: Writers Member #81 Joined: Feb 21, 2009	This topic is partly for my benefit, but also for the discussion. What are some major (plot-wise) cliches and minor (sentences, phrases) cliches that you've read and noticed? Also, do you think plot patterns are cliches? For example, a fantasy novel might be about a group of characters, each with different motives, who go on a quest to find something. That is the quest pattern. If another writer writes a story in the same way, and then another writer, and another writer, is it a cliche? And for me: Is hypnosis a cliche? I'm planning out a urban fantasy novel, and my MC can hypnotize other people (not that she likes to), but when other people stare at her too long, it has a hypnotizing effect on her, and she sometimes faints. The world isn't fantasy, like I said, it's urban fantasy, so it's not like Charlie Bone in which everyone has magical powers. So if you were an agent, and I mentioned her hypnosis in my query letter, would that put you off for being a cliche, or not?



Storm Parakaitz	Jul 15 2009, 11:24 AM Post #2
Future Private Investigator! Posts: 96 Group: Writers+ Member #36 Joined: Jul 23, 2008	Cliches like... um, I can't actually think of any right now. D: But I wouldn't say your hypnosis thing is cliche. Not at all.
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