Great article
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Most writers know to avoid writing clichés. But they write them anyway.
What makes something clichéd? Overuse.
At one time every cliché was fresh. Maybe clever. Sometimes funny.
The first time someone wrote or said it, it was fresh. Now, not so much.
If you’ve read a sentence a dozen times, or twenty dozen times, or every which way but Sunday, it is as boring as it is annoying.
Clichés are old hat. Clichés are yesterday’s news. Clichés are been there, done that.
Clichés are scummy water under a broken-down…
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ellaquinnauthor
Another excellent post. Thank you.
Margie is the best for teaching how to write better. I read this before bed and as always she shows the most interesting way to do things.
I agree. She’s wonderful