tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post6663193235749343231..comments2023-12-30T13:57:12.322-08:00Comments on Leigh Ann Kopans, YA Author: That's SO Cliched.Leigh Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-90505205900733339472015-12-11T20:19:03.241-08:002015-12-11T20:19:03.241-08:00Banned complain !! Complaining only causes life an...Banned complain !! Complaining only causes life and mind become more severe. Enjoy the rhythm of the problems faced. 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But I love it. SO ...No idea why I missed this post. But I love it. SO true! I kept cringing when I saw things that are in my novels, haha! Cliche's and cliques and stereotypes are part of life. There cliche for a reason - they happen a LOT. Which means they're EASY to relate to! I think maybe I'll write a book trying to use ONLY cliche's... how fun would THAT be? Hehehe :-)Darci Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155604971570768765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-77088835606824361802012-04-08T01:32:14.022-07:002012-04-08T01:32:14.022-07:00Great post! New follower!Great post! New follower!Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594436685900756259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-76873249998961732112012-04-03T17:23:41.049-07:002012-04-03T17:23:41.049-07:00And the church says, AMEN! Seriously can't agr...And the church says, AMEN! Seriously can't agree with this enough. As I read down the list of cliches, I was all 'But...I LOVE reading books with those things!' Also, enjoyed your interview at Other Awesome Words. :)Gemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628010622097782003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-58476260992794111112012-04-03T15:30:15.152-07:002012-04-03T15:30:15.152-07:00I don't understand how hair/eye colors can rea...I don't understand how hair/eye colors can really be cliche... I mean, naturally, we classify hair into only four categories, eye colors into three... which leaves you with only twelve combinations, unless you want to go way out and say your character has pink hair and yellow eyes, which would instantly put them on the 'outcast' or 'rebel' cliche chart in any story set in our world. <br /><br />I just don't worry about that stuff. I worry about telling a good story, and that's all I have to do. I mean... ALL of my characters in Tsirash are ORPHANS. Say what you will about that, it's how their world works, and I'm not going to apologize for that.Rachel Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196361094129390262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-61665804625516317072012-04-02T14:46:04.995-07:002012-04-02T14:46:04.995-07:00I love this post :) sometimes it's a good idea...I love this post :) sometimes it's a good idea to find a new way to say "my heart skipped a beat." like "my heart tripped and slammed into my ribcage like a raging bull." it can force you to be more creative or to find a way to describe something that's more unique to your character's voice. but other times, the "cliche" is exactly how your character would say it and it's good how it is.<br /><br />and I have no idea why eye color or hair color can be a cliche. what, I can't relate to a girl with a different eye or hair color?! lol please.Jessica Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265579216725914883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-72771506617900968712012-04-02T13:08:37.078-07:002012-04-02T13:08:37.078-07:00You know, I think that people mistake reality for ...You know, I think that people mistake reality for 'cliche' sometimes. Not that it isn't annoying sometimes when I see a badly done mirror scene, or a badly done love triangle, and not that I think that those things aren't sometimes just badly done cliches... but y'know, there are a lot of things that just HAPPEN in life, that aren't cliche. Especially in dialogue... we use cliches all the time, and in a writer's paranoia to avoid that, they can make characters sound unreal. <br /><br />Good post!Joseph S. Ramirezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285742026682019103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-61080480012943376222012-04-02T11:39:44.338-07:002012-04-02T11:39:44.338-07:00Word! This post is exactly what's been on my m...Word! This post is exactly what's been on my mind lately too - it makes me CRAZY when a MS is judged on a single element which someone has decided is cliche. *sigh*A. K. Fotinos-Hoyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954824461425569495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-47892608160588140132012-04-02T11:17:29.102-07:002012-04-02T11:17:29.102-07:00Oh, who knows???? I'm convinced the answer cou...Oh, who knows???? I'm convinced the answer could be "none" or "all" on any given day. :/Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-58260018890685102312012-04-02T11:07:23.243-07:002012-04-02T11:07:23.243-07:00Thank you!!!!
I'm a sucker for insta-love. &l...Thank you!!!!<br /><br />I'm a sucker for insta-love. <3 As my CPs will attest, hahahaLeigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-16125113312563133542012-04-02T10:29:49.214-07:002012-04-02T10:29:49.214-07:00Goodness gracious. I was a cliche as a teen. (acco...Goodness gracious. I was a cliche as a teen. (according to your 2nd to last paragraph, that pretty much described me) <br /><br />So how many cliched characters are we allowed per novel? I think that might be the question.Suzihttp://literaryengineer.areavoices.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-8284192987291373432012-04-02T10:28:02.788-07:002012-04-02T10:28:02.788-07:00Yes. With your story it goes without saying. But t...Yes. With your story it goes without saying. But these thing slip though sometimes. Follow your heart and stay true to the story. Trust your gut but know when to go left instead of right. That kind of thing, you know what I'm talking about.Janihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719756455059796984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-8999303384635941902012-04-02T10:27:23.931-07:002012-04-02T10:27:23.931-07:00Leigh Ann, this is such a great post! :D
And anyw...Leigh Ann, this is such a great post! :D<br /><br />And anyway, I LIKE mysterious boys. So there. ;)Emma Passhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209194238119830841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-16877616706167908362012-04-02T10:27:11.386-07:002012-04-02T10:27:11.386-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Janihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719756455059796984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-39325833611181240912012-04-02T10:24:45.885-07:002012-04-02T10:24:45.885-07:00That is SO HAPPENING. OMG you are a genius. Wanna ...That is SO HAPPENING. OMG you are a genius. Wanna co-author? <3Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-88886217627318001832012-04-02T10:24:12.678-07:002012-04-02T10:24:12.678-07:00Bhaahahaha YESSSSSS! :D
Gives me hope for my pet...Bhaahahaha YESSSSSS! :D<br /><br />Gives me hope for my petite MC with a Very Sweet Boyfriend and parents who are hiding something. :DLeigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-2135789845774594432012-04-02T10:22:16.940-07:002012-04-02T10:22:16.940-07:00Yeah, Crewel has a red-haired, green-eyed sassy pr...Yeah, Crewel has a red-haired, green-eyed sassy protagonist with a secret power who discovers her parents had a secret. And it's doing just fine so far ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409715190075023845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-32955226792333483332012-04-02T10:18:37.700-07:002012-04-02T10:18:37.700-07:00I had no idea it was cliche to have red hair and g...I had no idea it was cliche to have red hair and green eyes. Or to be petite. So I guess you and I are walking cliches?<br /><br />But please - PLEASE - write a story in which the Mathletes are the mean girls. That so needs to be a subplot in Getting to Third Base.Gina Cioccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024256412233972412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-75547491938967619822012-04-02T10:06:49.699-07:002012-04-02T10:06:49.699-07:00I had a best friend too! I had to axe her, becaus...I had a best friend too! I had to axe her, because she didn't really DO anything that another character couldn't do, but I did love her. Everyone needs a loyal friend, right???<br /><br />"only if you know exactly what you're doing...."<br />YES. But that's true of everything in your story, not just the cliches. Yes?Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-42517325558233618752012-04-02T10:03:42.594-07:002012-04-02T10:03:42.594-07:00I fell in insta-love with my husband of seven year...I fell in insta-love with my husband of seven years. I also want to insta-kill him when he wont' do the dishes, but that's neither here nor there. :)Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-66114253140428639392012-04-02T10:02:44.360-07:002012-04-02T10:02:44.360-07:00If you write a story with you as the MC....yeah.If you write a story with you as the MC....yeah.Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-64379180310278955192012-04-02T10:01:59.837-07:002012-04-02T10:01:59.837-07:00Yupppp. I have mean girls who are *gasp* also chee...Yupppp. I have mean girls who are *gasp* also cheerleaders! Like, who are they supposed to be? The math geeks?Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-9155064141826127542012-04-02T10:01:03.103-07:002012-04-02T10:01:03.103-07:00"Just write a good book."
Now that righ..."Just write a good book."<br /><br />Now that right there is good advice. I knew I talked to you for a reason.Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827971896088856057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-56764936608247135872012-04-02T09:25:08.892-07:002012-04-02T09:25:08.892-07:00Great post! Think about it, if you take away all t...Great post! Think about it, if you take away all those supposed 'cliches' how many potentially awesome scene and story line and character won't we meet? In my current WIP my MC has the greatest best friend. If I got rid of her just because somebody thinks the idea of an MC having a best friend that just gets/supports her, is cliche, so be it. Cliches could be rocking if used in the right way, or if you put your own twist on it.<br />Labeling something cliche is like saying these things happen in real life but don't you dare put that in a novel.<br />I say go for it, but only if you know exactly what you're doing, your motivation, and that you're using it to the best of your ability.Janihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719756455059796984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058856697581528687.post-10586971920554547562012-04-02T09:09:48.943-07:002012-04-02T09:09:48.943-07:00agreed. It bothers me when people complain about i...agreed. It bothers me when people complain about insta love and all the swooning that happens in YA. hello?? hormonal teenagers.. they do fall in love at first sight... and sex and kissing and.. whatever.. is on their minds A LOT!Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064636500827230911noreply@blogger.com