I don't care what cliches or writing style "mistakes" my story has. I'm writing in a way I feel is true to the characters I've created and the story I'm trying to tell. I don't care about publishing. I only do it for fun. I make it as plausible and flawless as I can for the sake of the creativity and joy of it and that's all I'm worried about.
It depends. I've found there's two types of cliche. Cheap cliche, and where you know how it's going to go, but you don't really care because it's such a good writer.
Cheap Cliche: This is the junk that fills a lot of the internet. Something kinda like "I woke up this morning in my king-size canopy bed, and showered using my strawberry coconut body wash and cocoanut vanilla shampoo. Then I went into my first closet, the clothes one. I pulled out a Forever 21 black top with on it, and a pink flowery miniskirt from Hollister. Then in my shoes closet I pulled out my purple glittery Converse hightops. Slipping on my purple Ray Banz and grabbing my Chanell handbag I walked out the door for school". And you know the rest, they get the guy, kiss, and do 'it' within the first seven chapters. And then they accuse eachother of cheating, blah, blah, blah...
Quality Cliche: There's some of this online, but it's harder to find. You know how it's going to go, but they really do fight and do everything a REAL couple should do. And they have real problems.
Quality cliche is the only type I would ever write. Most romance is in fact somewhat cliche. It's pretty hard for me to write something totally original. So do I care if it's a little cliche? Nope. Stupidly cliche? Forget it, I won't be paid to write it.
I do care, because what DOES make me happy is original ideas. Cliches certainly don't make me happy. And I could care less what sells because I just want to write what makes me happy - which, again, is not cliches.
Yes, I try my best to avoid cliches, or at least make them my own. I hate stories that I can see the plot unfolding a mile away. Why would I write that?
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I don't care what cliches or writing style "mistakes" my story has. I'm writing in a way I feel is true to the characters I've created and the story I'm trying to tell. I don't care about publishing. I only do it for fun. I make it as plausible and flawless as I can for the sake of the creativity and joy of it and that's all I'm worried about.
It depends. I've found there's two types of cliche. Cheap cliche, and where you know how it's going to go, but you don't really care because it's such a good writer.
Cheap Cliche: This is the junk that fills a lot of the internet. Something kinda like "I woke up this morning in my king-size canopy bed, and showered using my strawberry coconut body wash and cocoanut vanilla shampoo. Then I went into my first closet, the clothes one. I pulled out a Forever 21 black top with on it, and a pink flowery miniskirt from Hollister. Then in my shoes closet I pulled out my purple glittery Converse hightops. Slipping on my purple Ray Banz and grabbing my Chanell handbag I walked out the door for school". And you know the rest, they get the guy, kiss, and do 'it' within the first seven chapters. And then they accuse eachother of cheating, blah, blah, blah...
Quality Cliche: There's some of this online, but it's harder to find. You know how it's going to go, but they really do fight and do everything a REAL couple should do. And they have real problems.
Quality cliche is the only type I would ever write. Most romance is in fact somewhat cliche. It's pretty hard for me to write something totally original. So do I care if it's a little cliche? Nope. Stupidly cliche? Forget it, I won't be paid to write it.
I try to avoid clichés, but if one shows up I won't just stop writing it completely. I don't mind writing them as long as it's something on the side, not the main plot.
As for cliché being what sells, I don't care about what sells. I'm not worried about trying to get published anytime soon, but even if I was I'm not the type of person who just writes something that I think is popular at the moment to get famous.
I do care, because what DOES make me happy is original ideas. Cliches certainly don't make me happy. And I could care less what sells because I just want to write what makes me happy - which, again, is not cliches.
Yes, I try my best to avoid cliches, or at least make them my own. I hate stories that I can see the plot unfolding a mile away. Why would I write that?
No, Cliche's are over used.
sometimes cliche does sell.
No, I don't care because I don't do it.
And, no, it doesn't sell. It fills the web with inferior stories, but it doesn't sell.
It bothers me if it is.