Comments on: The cliché http://altuniverses.com/2009/03/the-cliche/ Altered, alternative or alternate universes Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:41:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: alt.universes | Archetypes http://altuniverses.com/2009/03/the-cliche/comment-page-1/#comment-36 alt.universes | Archetypes Wed, 27 May 2009 19:34:50 +0000 http://altuniverses.com/?p=36#comment-36 [...] have previously dealt with the notion of the cliché on this blog, and closely related to that is the notion of the archetype. An archetype is an ideal example of a [...] [...] have previously dealt with the notion of the cliché on this blog, and closely related to that is the notion of the archetype. An archetype is an ideal example of a [...]

]]> By: Dominic Hamon http://altuniverses.com/2009/03/the-cliche/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Dominic Hamon Wed, 13 May 2009 05:50:57 +0000 http://altuniverses.com/?p=36#comment-34 This may be the hand-wringing liberal in me, but I think a balance of the two is necessary. You need enough of the cliche to hook in the reader/player but not so much that they feel complacent about the story. Originality is obviously a must in any story; if you have nothing original to say, why bother? However, familiarity makes the introduction of the original easier. This may be the hand-wringing liberal in me, but I think a balance of the two is necessary. You need enough of the cliche to hook in the reader/player but not so much that they feel complacent about the story.

Originality is obviously a must in any story; if you have nothing original to say, why bother? However, familiarity makes the introduction of the original easier.

]]> By: Elizabeth Kaylene http://altuniverses.com/2009/03/the-cliche/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Elizabeth Kaylene Wed, 06 May 2009 00:02:25 +0000 http://altuniverses.com/?p=36#comment-29 Interesting; a creative writing class I took recently encouraged us to steer clear of cliches because they are boring to the reader. I am usually attracted to things that are less cliche and more original. It would definitely be interesting to test the results between the two different approaches and see what we come up with! Interesting; a creative writing class I took recently encouraged us to steer clear of cliches because they are boring to the reader. I am usually attracted to things that are less cliche and more original.

It would definitely be interesting to test the results between the two different approaches and see what we come up with!

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