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Overused Clichés in YA Fiction


Don't cliche yourself into becoming a hack writer - Jason Sanford

I'm tired of the writing cliches. You know, all those snappy little sayings about how if you want to be a writer all you have to do is write ...

How to Write A YA Romance Without Cliché - The Author Studio

These include, but are not limited to: wearing Chuck Taylors, “half-smiling,” green eyes, curly hair, and anything that makes a heroine “not ...

What is a Cliche? - Broken Mirrors - WordPress.com

If your audience is adolescents then you can probably get away with a lot more cliches than someone writing for an adult audience. Furthermore, ...

What is a Fantasy Cliche?

What is a Fantasy Cliche? · The quest story · Stupid barbarians/old wizards · An object that holds the power to destroy great evil · Evil without a ...

Time to Ponder Books: Why I'm So Frustrated with YA Novels

#2 The YA frenemy. Though it's a limited sampling, I went through 10 recent YA novels I read. 8 have a frenemy. I'm forced to ask myself how ...

chapter 8: overused cliche annoying terms - Wattpad

Read chapter 8: overused cliche annoying terms from the story REALLY WATTPAD ... There are some terms in teen fiction, fanfiction, etc. that are WAY TOO ...

Cliche story idea? - How to Write a Book Now

* Teens forming a tribe -- that is, being thrust into a group in which they must form friendships to survive (Awakening). However, you should bear in mind that ...

Are Cliches In Books Always Bad? - Imogen Elvis

I'm sure we can all think of at least a few tropes in books that have been used so often that they've become cliche.

Protagonist Clichés that are overused | SpaceBattles

Protagonist Clichés that are overused ; Seth Vatamaris. I'll Friendship You in the Face! · #1 ; Observer Zero. ꀑꀮꌒꃹ ꊏꏏ. Banned - Sock · #2 ; Gwumpy ...

Are Zombie Stories Too Cliche? | Absolute Write Water Cooler

SFF and horror tropes are so striking they get labeled cliches much more readily than the even more commonplace tropes of other genres. You know ...

The Big Book of Cliches, Hackneyed Phrases, and Overused ... - IORR

I won't bow down, I won't kow tow! ok, Say You Will, Say you will, be mine. Those aren't Stones Songs. They're from ...

Cliche Things in Books That Almost Never Happen in Real Life

I feel as though authors rely upon the self-describing/mirror trope waaay too often to describe the physical features of a character; they ...

Cliches When Writing Books for Kids: How to Fix Them

When I pitched my YA novel to an agent at a conference, she told me that some of my plot points were cliche. The biggest problem was the ...

To Kill a Cliche - Lauryn April Writes

Can you write a paranormal novel without having vampires, werewolves, ghosts, or people with special abilities; or a science fiction novel that ...

Not So Grand Cliche List - Amethyst Angel Alcove

Overused Settings and Storylines · #5. - The heroes encounter an all-female race which: · #6. - A lute-toting bard who tags along with the heroes: · #11. - Evil ...

Dystopia that isn't cliche - Writing Stack Exchange

There were vampire stories before Twilight. A story become a cliche when it doesn't add any new ideas. What most of those stories do not have is ...

Understanding Clichés and Tropes in Your Writing

When it comes to character development within your novel, you're attempting to translate what you already know about your character to your ...

What cliches/scenarios are overused in novels/stories/movues ...

A major cliche that's often mentioned is clean shaved people in apocalypses. I get the artist can't be bothered with drawing body hair as it's time taking.

Cliche - Eternity Books

Frankly, I expected you to be a little faster on the uptake.” The Bad: * Her royal highness Special Agent Pine. She is the most cliche Baldacci character ever.

Clichés in Fiction - Susan Dennard

When your character or your plot twist has been “overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect“, you end up with 2-dimensional ...