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Avoid cliché in your writing

Writers who defend their clichés on the grounds that "they wouldn’t have become clichés if they weren’t good" may have a terrific point. And they should enjoy that, because what they won’t have is successful writing.

0 Comments. Posted by Angela on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 5:25 pm.

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Avoid Cliche in Your Writing

Writers who defend their clichés on the grounds that “they wouldn’t have become clichés if they weren’t good” may have a terrific point. And they should enjoy that, because what they won’t have is successful writing. A cliché is a word or phrase that’s been overused. It may have been a clever phrase when it [...]

1 Comment. Posted by Angela on Friday, February 9, 2007 at 11:45 pm.

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