tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post282760334826579746..comments2024-03-28T09:00:59.909+11:00Comments on The Vince Review: My War against Cliches Paula Vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-27466567291857674712015-06-12T10:19:38.259+10:002015-06-12T10:19:38.259+10:00Hi Jenny,
I can understand that in your genre, it ...Hi Jenny,<br />I can understand that in your genre, it must be even more vital to shed these cliches. You can get away with a few when your books are set in the contemporary world like mine, but for you, one of those trite little sayings introduced in your world might really stand out.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-80392352729970142872015-06-12T01:14:40.006+10:002015-06-12T01:14:40.006+10:00Great post. I was like you Paula - I loved my know...Great post. I was like you Paula - I loved my knowledge of sayings and cliches - but have had to shed them. I liked the way they keep creeping in (cliche) your post. With fantasy, I have an added layer - whatever images I use have to be appropriate to my narrative world.Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-28392868698442121932015-06-11T17:40:05.894+10:002015-06-11T17:40:05.894+10:00Oh dear, Jo'Anne, that's exactly what I...Oh dear, Jo'Anne, that's exactly what I'm talking about. I personally like 'apple of her eye' too, but what can we do? Perhaps those are types we can allow to slip through from time to time.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-74219320019980792522015-06-11T17:36:37.213+10:002015-06-11T17:36:37.213+10:00I agree completely, Lynne. Be careful not to use t...I agree completely, Lynne. Be careful not to use too many without going over the top to remove every single one.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-14448124704842246072015-06-11T13:36:58.662+10:002015-06-11T13:36:58.662+10:00I think it's impossible to avoid cliches compl...I think it's impossible to avoid cliches completely in writing, especially in dialogue. Let's face it - people use them all the time! But I think we need to be careful how many times we use them.Lynne Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482326578634252234noreply@blogger.com