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Fantasy Writing - Six Cliches to Avoid
By William Meikle · 16 years ago
Fantasy fiction is doing good business at the moment, but there are certain situations that have been overplayed. So much so, that they have become genre clichés, and everybody knows what to expect next. If ...
Horror Writing - Ten Cliches to Avoid
By Wliliam Meikle · 16 years ago
For anyone thinking about writing in the horror genre, there are certain situations that, over the years, have been done so often that the audience knows exactly what to expect. Using any of these is ...
Crime Writing - Ten Cliches to Avoid
By William Meikle · 17 years ago
Crime fiction is big business at the moment, but there are certain situations that have been overplayed so much that they have become genre cliches and everybody knows what to expect next. Here are ten ...
Short Story Writing - Ten Beginnings to Avoid
By William Meikle · 17 years ago
In the same way that editors don't want to see an ending they've seen before, equally, there are some story beginnings that have been done to death. Here are ten you shouldn't use.
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