tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post738632405702786624..comments2024-03-08T12:41:26.235+00:00Comments on Write Here, Write Now: Writing love cliches....how much do they matter?Kyra Lennonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-59924896634395415642012-02-25T07:56:31.291+00:002012-02-25T07:56:31.291+00:00Ooh, you're the second person to say that! Tha...Ooh, you're the second person to say that! That's an interesting one, and I'll try to keep it in mind. :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-71794767572436286962012-02-25T02:01:02.507+00:002012-02-25T02:01:02.507+00:00The thing that bugs me the most is unrealistic rea...The thing that bugs me the most is unrealistic reasons to keep the love tension. There needs to be more realistic reasons that true love takes so long to come about when we know it is there in the first page.Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-9672983576836598232012-02-15T08:24:47.238+00:002012-02-15T08:24:47.238+00:00Lol, that's very true. Maybe those things are ...Lol, that's very true. Maybe those things are lurking in the background rather than a main theme, and that is why I don't always see them. I think I will be on the look out for it now!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-50801928943696186642012-02-14T11:24:43.152+00:002012-02-14T11:24:43.152+00:00Thank you, Elliot! I really agree with you on this...Thank you, Elliot! I really agree with you on this point!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-32637900091824464122012-02-14T11:24:05.395+00:002012-02-14T11:24:05.395+00:00Cool, it's great to see that people are happy ...Cool, it's great to see that people are happy to look a bit beyond an occasional cliche! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-24366912820006444182012-02-14T11:23:26.819+00:002012-02-14T11:23:26.819+00:00Thanks Kelley! I guess that is actually the perfec...Thanks Kelley! I guess that is actually the perfect answer. Every book could contain a cliche here and there, but if it is full of them, it starts to become very unrealistic. If a cliche is going to be written, it has to have a good reason to be there!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-33958664736979621512012-02-14T11:22:02.664+00:002012-02-14T11:22:02.664+00:00Thanks Josh, this is another common point that kee...Thanks Josh, this is another common point that keeps coming up! I am really enjoying hearing everyone's answers to this question. :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-7895411217702717922012-02-14T11:20:38.222+00:002012-02-14T11:20:38.222+00:00Love at first sight seems to be a very common anno...Love at first sight seems to be a very common annoyance lol! And one that I avoid, always! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-74825313591445178882012-02-14T11:20:01.968+00:002012-02-14T11:20:01.968+00:00I really love my chick-lit!
I believe that the ke...I really love my chick-lit!<br /><br />I believe that the key to any good story is great wording, and great pacing. I recently finished a chick lit book with a very, very basic storyline. It was about a woman running away from a wedding that her over-protective father forced her into. She instantly stumbled across a business which arranges adventure holidays, demanded she go away immediately, and the owner of the company took her. While they were away, they were attracted to each other and they fell in love. That was it. It was fluff, but very well written fluff, and I liked it lol. :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-59953147659534754692012-02-14T11:14:06.559+00:002012-02-14T11:14:06.559+00:00...as I grow older, and my subject matter changes ......as I grow older, and my subject matter changes with the times, I've found that its more about the talent, and less about the storyline. If its written by the hand of a true artist, I'll keep reading for the simple pleasure of enjoying a master at play, like sipping the finest wine, regardless of the plot.<br /><br />Well done,<br /><br />ElElliot Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271528871804399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-75033790147378205892012-02-14T07:25:59.788+00:002012-02-14T07:25:59.788+00:00I think some cliches are unavoidable. If a cliche ...I think some cliches are unavoidable. If a cliche is used, I look for uniqueness in other parts of the story line and in the characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-59073184743658047452012-02-14T05:15:25.544+00:002012-02-14T05:15:25.544+00:00It depends. IMO, it's impossible to write a bo...It depends. IMO, it's impossible to write a book with NO cliches. Everything can be considered and everything is done in one way or another, but how realistic is it? Is the whole book based on cliches? Those are all factors that go into it. Great post.Kelley Vitollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304868437913885003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-87397992631564720432012-02-14T04:09:37.135+00:002012-02-14T04:09:37.135+00:00I agree with Clarissa. THe thing that bugs me the ...I agree with Clarissa. THe thing that bugs me the most is unrealistic reasons to keep the love tension. There needs to be more realistic reasons that true love takes so long to come about when we know it is there in the first page.Author Joshua Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256754228034053632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-15076010144001293542012-02-14T00:41:47.616+00:002012-02-14T00:41:47.616+00:00Love at first sight! LOL. I guess I like there to ...Love at first sight! LOL. I guess I like there to be conflict first... there can be attraction, intrigue, but the insta-love? Bugs. Great post! :DMorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-54224167721299320942012-02-13T21:25:39.010+00:002012-02-13T21:25:39.010+00:00There was a class that at the LTUE conference this...There was a class that at the LTUE conference this weekend that touched on this. I don't mind love triangles either as long as they find a different way to go about it. Romance is a fun part of any book, whether a romance novel or not. You've got to have a yummy love interest. And I think it's awesome that you write chick-lit! That's got to be a wonderful market to tap into! Awesome!Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-23843776656710176182012-02-13T18:33:26.594+00:002012-02-13T18:33:26.594+00:00Yay! I don't mind cliches too much either, but...Yay! I don't mind cliches too much either, but it is very interesting to hear what other people think!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-42657226414046845942012-02-13T18:19:19.242+00:002012-02-13T18:19:19.242+00:00Hmmm... good question. A good story is a good stor...Hmmm... good question. A good story is a good story, and I don't know that cliches bother me that much? I enjoy a good love triangle!Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-91695160677580938092012-02-13T18:00:05.338+00:002012-02-13T18:00:05.338+00:00I'm a lover of romance, so no nose snub here.
...I'm a lover of romance, so no nose snub here.<br /><br />The cliches that drive me crazy is....drum roll...when crazy ladies get mad cause they find out the guy is rich. Paaaalllleeeeaaaase...I'd freakin happy dance ALL the way to the altar!!!!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-27094734887040272872012-02-13T16:43:09.133+00:002012-02-13T16:43:09.133+00:00Oh, like Ross and Rachel in Friends!
Noted! :DOh, like Ross and Rachel in Friends! <br /><br />Noted! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-1606660205950827672012-02-13T16:42:12.678+00:002012-02-13T16:42:12.678+00:00Lol, that's very true!Lol, that's very true!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-42529896658059446062012-02-13T16:34:02.509+00:002012-02-13T16:34:02.509+00:00For me, I get annoyed if the writer keeps postponi...For me, I get annoyed if the writer keeps postponing the love and uses stupid excuses to do it. If the writer knows they couple will get together and the readers know and even the characters know, just put them together already!<br /><br />That's a peeve of mine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-65571544410070215962012-02-13T15:51:51.523+00:002012-02-13T15:51:51.523+00:00I think romance and chick lit are full of cliches,...I think romance and chick lit are full of cliches, but if you look around at life, they came from somewhere. We are all a bit corny and cliche in our own way. I expect our characters to be a little of the same.Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-51603750767992950532012-02-13T14:32:43.953+00:002012-02-13T14:32:43.953+00:00Ohh, like Twilight! ;)
That's not a major de...Ohh, like Twilight! ;) <br /><br />That's not a major dealbreaker for me, but I can certainly understand why it would irritate some people. It has been a bit overdone, I think.Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-53558514855678999102012-02-13T14:25:49.174+00:002012-02-13T14:25:49.174+00:00my biggest pet peeve is when one character (usuall...my biggest pet peeve is when one character (usually the male) does something to hurt the other, to drive them away, to keep them safe from whatever bad thing is about to happen. <br />It's so stupid. If the character just told the truth and asked the other person to leave while things were bad, we wouldn't have to read through the stupid "I'm hurting you, but only because i love you and want you to be safe" crapSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381195109897308034.post-38184300382799008322012-02-13T13:47:41.408+00:002012-02-13T13:47:41.408+00:00So far, the only criticisms about cliches have com...So far, the only criticisms about cliches have come only from inside my own head lol. I worry about them. <br /><br />Yup, I don't like that either. I have written my fair share of Mary Sues in my time though! <br /><br />Eek, that's not really what you want to hear, but I'm sure you will be able to make her....less strangleable! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.com