tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post4319548020710686..comments2024-02-18T00:24:05.514-08:00Comments on The Zoë-Trope: CLICHE KILLER PART TWO: The RevengeningZoë Marriotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-24559194604597499152011-08-04T13:02:17.780-07:002011-08-04T13:02:17.780-07:00Lollo: Thank you for saying that, it really means ...Lollo: Thank you for saying that, it really means a lot, and I'm so glad the post was useful. Good luck with your writing!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-81394517747681740632011-08-04T12:56:51.279-07:002011-08-04T12:56:51.279-07:00Stumbled upon your blog the other day and I must s...Stumbled upon your blog the other day and I must say you are truly inspiring and this post (as well as others) left a mark. I've been thinking about this post all day. <br /><br />I really hope your blogposts can help me in my writing that needs a huge push and a kick in the bum to be honest. <br /><br />Thank you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089731730804637650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-29133915518583509272011-08-03T11:16:12.010-07:002011-08-03T11:16:12.010-07:00Dreamer: Exactly! Ideas are important, but what yo...Dreamer: Exactly! Ideas are important, but what you DO with them is ten times more important.<br /><br />Gabbi: Thanks. I love him too - wonder if I'll ever get to use him in something?Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-51205536675384834302011-08-03T10:44:08.880-07:002011-08-03T10:44:08.880-07:00Not only is this post helpful, it's also hilar...Not only is this post helpful, it's also hilarious :D<br /><br />Loving the nerdy grandpa! <br /><br />Now, I'm going to go examine my characters for cliches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-16149233636427309982011-08-03T10:23:56.847-07:002011-08-03T10:23:56.847-07:00I love this post so much, just because an author i...I love this post so much, just because an author is using a rather basic/overused plot premise doesn't mean that they can't make it interesting and original!wandering-dreamerhttp://narrativeinvestigations.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-83829504952328929952011-08-03T09:14:38.566-07:002011-08-03T09:14:38.566-07:00Isabel: Thanks - you know how much I like to be us...Isabel: Thanks - you know how much I like to be useful. That's a great coincidence about the name!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-37987679076654290222011-08-03T08:31:42.119-07:002011-08-03T08:31:42.119-07:00Great post! I'm always worried about cliches i...Great post! I'm always worried about cliches in my work, so this was very helpful.<br /><br />Here is the link to my review for <i>Shadows on the Moon</i>: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/152785827<br /><br />BTW, my dad's architectural firm is called Sasaki.Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342147057396470743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-10798460959058857132011-08-03T04:03:00.841-07:002011-08-03T04:03:00.841-07:00Jo: The thing is, while you can get away with clic...Jo: The thing is, while you can get away with cliched phrases in your work in the heat of drafting, and easily fix them in revision, cliched characters and situations take a LOT more work to fix later on. You can feel, as you're going on, that *something* isn't right...but because it all seems so natural and seamless for things to play out a certain way, you don't realise that what is wrong is EVERYTHING. It's soooo much easier to catch them at the beginning!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-40043806926942060592011-08-03T03:52:06.490-07:002011-08-03T03:52:06.490-07:00Love this post Zoe!
It's so easy to flip into ...Love this post Zoe!<br />It's so easy to flip into cliche mode (even though when I read scenes like you described I get a headache from all the eye-rolling) when I'm writing.<br /><br />There's nothing better than reading a book that completely takes you by surprise.<br /><br />I would totally read the story about the Hawaiian-shirted soft-shoe shuffler granddad.<br /><br />Oh... and this geeky guy who blushes when I look at him?<br />Where can I get one of them?jowearsoldcoatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326471036612734587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-57732282373213025052011-08-03T03:32:24.935-07:002011-08-03T03:32:24.935-07:00Jenni: Thanks! :) You can have the Luke Skywalker ...Jenni: Thanks! :) You can have the Luke Skywalker story if you like, I'm not doing anything with it.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-86543353362159620102011-08-03T03:29:05.836-07:002011-08-03T03:29:05.836-07:00Wow, another brilliant post! I want to read that s...Wow, another brilliant post! I want to read that story about the Luke Skywalker figure!<br /><br />Think I'll be adding this to my bookmarks so I can keep it in mind when I'm writing.Jenni @ Juniper's Junglehttp://junipersjungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-45133194376571484092011-08-03T02:32:40.261-07:002011-08-03T02:32:40.261-07:00Lauren: Oh, those sneaky cliches! They really DO f...Lauren: Oh, those sneaky cliches! They really DO feel natural and 'right' as they slip seamlessly into your stories. It's so easy that you don't even realise there was any other way to take a story, or any other way to write a character. I'm sure there's still loads in what I write too! It's an ongoing process.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-47947369273023861012011-08-03T02:24:24.664-07:002011-08-03T02:24:24.664-07:00After reading this I'm now hyper aware of all ...After reading this I'm now hyper aware of all those cliched choices I don't even realise I'm making, because they just seem to spring eagerly into my mind and fit naturally into what I'm writing. Oops. I definitely need to do that 'take a step back' thing, and often. Thanks for such an inspriring and enlightening post.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483030255023873716noreply@blogger.com