Writing Cliches Novels & Stories

She read it all an impressive speed and patted his shoulder. “This is one of the harder types to decide on. It’s clearly going to capture readers’ interest even if they can tell what’s roughly going to happen because it’s quite cliché. It’s tough in the fiction market- you can write the most brilliant and unique story, but readers will pass it up in favour of a cliché and substanceless story.” Zach could understand the frustration of authors trying to write their magnum opus and having it continually rejected by different publishers in favour of much trashier stories. It was undeniably hard to make it as an author in certain genres.

While they appear in good writing every so often, clichés are mostly boring unless you have a unique spin on them or can integrate them in a way that doesn’t seem tired. Embrace re-reading. Editing isn’t a one-off process, and chances are you’ll need multiple read-throughs in order to find all of your weak sentences, grammar mistakes, punctuation errors, and spelling errors. Mind your syntax. Be on the lookout for issues with grammar and word choice. Certain words can change the whole mood or feeling of a piece, and using weak verbs and weak adjectives will only exacerbate that. Make sure your writing feels strong and clear, and use a thesaurus with caution. If you’re not exactly sure how to

“DIE, DIE, DIE!” The word that is overuse right now in this world and book. The cliché curse that everyone is using to torment someone and pin into their minds that there is nothing that they can do but to take that suffering and endure everything. The same word that surprises and for a few seconds put Winona still on her place while the past and the dreaded origin of Kyle’s darkness plays. “What is this?” “You wish and current desire. The one that you told me that you wanted to see and understand?”

that you and I were amazing yesterday! — You know, this is too cliché! You're like those guys in the movies, in the books, who, when they have sex for the first time with the girl, they get all mushy and careful... — Nate, don't you know how to be romantic? — I ask, and look at him in a serious way, and he smiles. — I don't want to sound cliché, because I'm actually a walking cliché, so I think you better get used to it!

he continued and it changed my mood. I've been writing cliché short stories since I was nine. And I always end it with sad endings because honestly, I don't know how to justify happy endings. Everytime I show it to Dad for him to read it , he'll say I shouldn't make it as a habit to kill my characters, but I don't know how to get rid of it.

“Of course. Just why did I say those words in the first place?” Cath then scolded herself. Making it harder for her with each passing moment to control herself in front of Sam. Even worse, and total stupidity of her to do such after warning him with her walled heart and all after starting all over again. “Such a plot this is heading. Where it probably sunk at the very bottom with no readers wanting this to read, nor even finds this scene interesting.” A cliché, she’s thinking. Comparing the entire event of the day and the current moment to be shallow and forced a bit romantic scene in between the two lead couples of a novel. Yet, just who is she to critic such?

Or an alien? I know, I know. I am stupid. Like, this is so cliche. This is how most characters in a cliche movie gets killed. And I am doing it. Why? Curiousity. And I want to satisfy my curiousity. Like, what's with the sound? Yeah. You're stupid. Why do you even get A's? Stupid brain insulting me.

I was about to grab the blueberry shake when I grabbed his hands instead. What the- Feeling extremely embarrassed, I glanced at him but I immediately looked away when I saw him looking at me. Fuck. I quickly let go of his hand and pursed my lips. Why does it need to be like this? I just want to drink the avocado shake. Why does it have to be a cliche situation? We are not even a couple! Cliches sucks for fuck’s sake! I always skipped any cliche stuff in any romance stories. I don’t like them! I feel like they are just being stupid!

“As a writer, it’s an instinct to get my facts right.” “As a writer, it’s also your job to get into people’s heads. Just imagine you’re the protagonist and I'm your love interest. I had an accident and now you’ll cure me. We meet, fall in love and all that cliche.” She gapes and glares at me as if I’ve burned her favourite piece of work. “Wow, you just defined my eight years of career life in five seconds. Why don’t you write a ‘cliche’ if you think it’s that easy?”

Taylor says, moving closer to him. “But if you didn't kill them-” Liv begins. “Please, don't finish that sentence if you are going to say, 'then who did?' That is the most overused cliché line ever and I would probably have to shoot you and put us both out of our misery.” Taylor sneers at Liv. “Like, geez, please try harder to fit the those lame victim sterotypes.” “Please, try harder to be a bitch!” Liv snaps at her. “Besides.. I'm the cliché? You are so many sterotypes rolled into one crazy ass package, I can't even begin to name them all. But I can try..”