tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post6578567984549369266..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: CLICHES -- LOVE 'EM OR LEAVE 'EM? Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-2633174427684383732013-04-13T05:45:05.783-07:002013-04-13T05:45:05.783-07:00Cliches are great jumping off points to begin stor...Cliches are great jumping off points to begin stories. Then to turn them upside-down;-) Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-62088438854343016852013-04-12T20:04:52.546-07:002013-04-12T20:04:52.546-07:00Jean, I remember that cliche well, too! I glad yo...Jean, I remember that cliche well, too! I glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for dropping by today.Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-48392063016842960362013-04-12T20:04:18.258-07:002013-04-12T20:04:18.258-07:00Hi Anne Marie, my mom used to say that too! It...Hi Anne Marie, my mom used to say that too! It's true, a lot of cliches are a bit date now, but new ones seem to spring up all the time. I just went with a lot of the one's I'm most familiar with. Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-39623098751771436942013-04-12T17:56:43.307-07:002013-04-12T17:56:43.307-07:00Nothing succeeds like success, and this is a great...Nothing succeeds like success, and this is a great post. Enjoyed it.Jean Harringtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-44775541630098906252013-04-12T14:50:47.635-07:002013-04-12T14:50:47.635-07:00Fun post! My mother enjoyed speaking in cliches, s...Fun post! My mother enjoyed speaking in cliches, so when I read them, I think of her (fondly). :) Her favorite was "no one ever promised you a rose garden." <br /><br />When I hear a cliche, I often wonder where it came from. Some of them are a bit outdated, I guess. Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-43388531573532652852013-04-12T09:37:35.708-07:002013-04-12T09:37:35.708-07:00Hi Elise!
Yep, the best is yet to come. Hopefull...Hi Elise!<br /><br />Yep, the best is yet to come. Hopefully that's a very true cliche for all of us, and one that I can live with. :-) <br /><br />It's not raining cats and dogs here in Texas, but the weather has been wonky all the same. 80+ degrees one day and low 40s the next. Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-69474908900461956532013-04-12T09:36:17.512-07:002013-04-12T09:36:17.512-07:00Hi Vicki,
I agree, writing fresh is the key. I&#...Hi Vicki,<br /><br />I agree, writing fresh is the key. I'll throw a couple of cliches in every once in a while, but I don't want to use them as a crutch. <br /><br />Hugs, my friend, for stopping by today.Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-91582778016560522682013-04-12T09:35:32.173-07:002013-04-12T09:35:32.173-07:00Sylvia, I have take one of Margie's classes, a...Sylvia, I have take one of Margie's classes, and she does really, really dislike them. I like to try and find a way to turn the normal cliche on its head. It's fun to take the expected and make it the unexpected. <br /><br />A rose by any other name would still be a stench blossom. :-) Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-78444909336701147682013-04-12T09:33:56.905-07:002013-04-12T09:33:56.905-07:00Hi Pam
It's funny you hear them all the time ...Hi Pam<br /><br />It's funny you hear them all the time and while you subconsciously process them, seeing them in writing somehow makes them stand out more, at least in my brain. I have to be very careful not to overuse them. But they can be fun and give a character a certain "quirk" that makes them come alive. Thanks for stopping by. Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-60948983805795156222013-04-12T09:32:44.895-07:002013-04-12T09:32:44.895-07:00See, Marcelle, that's what I'm talking abo...See, Marcelle, that's what I'm talking about. Everybody uses them, sometimes without conscious thought. As long as we verbally use them, I'm okay, but too many in a story and it's overload. Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-40778005360928396692013-04-12T09:31:56.140-07:002013-04-12T09:31:56.140-07:00Hi Rita
It was hard limiting the list because the...Hi Rita<br /><br />It was hard limiting the list because there are just so many great ones out there. And I totally agree about Anthony Hopkins. LOL Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-46711073663267864212013-04-12T08:23:55.403-07:002013-04-12T08:23:55.403-07:00How about "The best is yet to come?" If ... How about "The best is yet to come?" If the cliche fits the character then it would work. Fun post,Kathy. Oh..Here in NY, "it's raining cats and dogs."Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-1241140673647479662013-04-12T08:21:23.169-07:002013-04-12T08:21:23.169-07:00Hi, Kathy, and yep, I occasionally use then. Not f...Hi, Kathy, and yep, I occasionally use then. Not fill a book with them. Not all the time. They do have a purpose and sometimes, there's a character who spouts out one. <br /><br />We just need to remember to write fresh. Maybe give that ol' cliche a twist. Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-20746124482907478372013-04-12T07:36:10.128-07:002013-04-12T07:36:10.128-07:00Ohhh...Margie Lawson hates clichés and if you take...Ohhh...Margie Lawson hates clichés and if you take one of her classes, she will point them out like crazy. Some I hadn't even heard of. But I love to mess with them. It's fun.<br />Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08739086544916478044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-83067438626813237572013-04-12T07:21:36.206-07:002013-04-12T07:21:36.206-07:00They're everywhere. Until I started writing, I...They're everywhere. Until I started writing, I never even noticed them though. Funny how now they stick out like a sore thumb. I'm more nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full of rockers trying to catch them all. Ha! Couldn't resist.Pamela Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673215467505231212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-57149550861533420662013-04-12T07:11:42.217-07:002013-04-12T07:11:42.217-07:00Fun post, Kathy! And very timely, too. I was just ...Fun post, Kathy! And very timely, too. I was just listening to the sports report on the radio and one fellow used "brass tacks" and "down to the short strokes" in the same sentence!Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-73926606650731579002013-04-12T06:10:45.022-07:002013-04-12T06:10:45.022-07:00Great post. This is a topic near and dear to me. H...Great post. This is a topic near and dear to me. Here are some more clichés.<br />Alls well that ends well.<br />An oldie but goodie.<br />Pick of the litter. <br />Pay backs are hell.<br />Kick ass.<br />I know that place like the back of my hand. <br />Slept like a baby<br /><br />I LOVE to take a cliché and mess with it.<br /><br />“I know that place like the back of my hand.” <br />She stared at the stainless steel hooks extending from his arms.” <br /><br />"How’d you sleep?" Sgt Betts asked his partner. <br />"Slept like a baby. I woke up every 2 hours.”<br />Don’t know if you guys remember the GIECO commercial that had a drill sergeant therapist. Mu mostest favorite cliché buster is choosing Anthony Hopkins to play the chilling Dr. Hannibal Lector. <br />Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.com