tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588509537601105804.post1074414381354217302..comments2024-01-26T08:04:08.517-05:00Comments on The Public Query Slushpile: An Awesome Writing Advice Database!!!Rick Daleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05173516899130463413noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588509537601105804.post-27518920922663147822009-06-12T14:06:47.381-04:002009-06-12T14:06:47.381-04:00Hey, Rick! Thanks for the cliche link. I just revi...Hey, Rick! Thanks for the cliche link. I just reviewed it and was happy to learn that I have NONE of those cliches in my novel! Yahoo!<br /><br />I mean, there are technically three-and-a-half sex scenes in my story (and one's about to be deleted) - but none are gratuitous. And my protagonist is by no means idealized - in fact, she's a royal mess...<br /><br />Thank goodness for small favors. ;-)Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588509537601105804.post-62383182396804546102009-06-12T11:00:35.384-04:002009-06-12T11:00:35.384-04:00Awesome, thank Rick!!Awesome, thank Rick!!Lisa Guillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811848570807946909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588509537601105804.post-19614930565515424432009-06-12T06:25:07.471-04:002009-06-12T06:25:07.471-04:00Morgan,
I Googled "list of plot cliches"...Morgan,<br /><br />I Googled "list of plot cliches" and this one came up. It's not all-inclusinve, but it does have seom common ones to avoid:<br /><br />http://101reasonstostopwriting.com/2007/08/30/poll-results-the-worst-clich/<br /><br />It seems a lot of the Google results were genre specific (sci fi, romance) try adding that you a search and see if it helps.Rick Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173516899130463413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588509537601105804.post-91344471939703776212009-06-11T22:59:54.047-04:002009-06-11T22:59:54.047-04:00Does anyone know where I could find a good compila...Does anyone know where I could find a good compilation of plot/character cliches? That is one topic that Mr. Bransford's database doesn't address, and Google hasn't been very helpful.Lisa Guillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811848570807946909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588509537601105804.post-32249134947563285702009-06-11T20:45:02.790-04:002009-06-11T20:45:02.790-04:00Oh, Rickypoo, thank goodness for you!
I do happen...Oh, Rickypoo, thank goodness for you!<br /><br />I do happen to read Nathan's blog faithfully every day (and comment every now and again), but I still appreciate the heads-up. It truly was a great post today... of course, it offers yet another reason to procrastinate and not get back to the job at hand - that is, revising my manuscript and polishing my query for your site.<br /><br />Ugh. ;-)Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588509537601105804.post-10352875731219131202009-06-11T19:39:08.226-04:002009-06-11T19:39:08.226-04:00Horserider,
There's gold in them there hills...Horserider, <br /><br />There's gold in them there hills...Rick Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173516899130463413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588509537601105804.post-9616756273999523272009-06-11T19:38:30.431-04:002009-06-11T19:38:30.431-04:00Elana,
That's good to hear. Every time I po...Elana, <br /><br />That's good to hear. Every time I post something other than a query, I wonder if the people that follow this blog see it and think, "Come on man, enough with re-hased news. I come here to read queries."<br /><br />But then I get a query drought, or some hot news comes up, and I have to throw one into the mix.Rick Daleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173516899130463413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588509537601105804.post-38597234242477103832009-06-11T18:41:05.260-04:002009-06-11T18:41:05.260-04:00You post things like this for me, Rick. Because I ...You post things like this for me, Rick. Because I don't get to the agent blogs as much as I should. I know, I know, that's like against the rules, right? I read the ones people like you tell me to. ;-)Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588509537601105804.post-64188145440924542712009-06-11T18:31:17.284-04:002009-06-11T18:31:17.284-04:00Hehehe I bookmarked it when I read it the first ti...Hehehe I bookmarked it when I read it the first time. :) I'm sure I'll refer to it again and again.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918987890132222901noreply@blogger.com