Writing cliches I hate

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I'm doing these cause I'm a jerk, lol.

1. Giving a big-ass description out of nowhere. Maybe if the characters weren't doing anything important- like, per say, walking- then I would be fine with it.
But in a first meet, please don't. Don't give me their full description. I wanna slowly know what they look like.
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2. Constantly using the word "fuck." This is a story, not a rap song. Sure, if it's not a story and you have a sailor's mouth, go right ahead. But when reading a plot, I don't wanna see "They went in a fucking store to buy shit for bitches." That just shows you're not creative.
To be fair, if you can be funny without cursing, that's even better.
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3. Not starting a new paragraph when someone else starts talking. Seriously, you can look at any published, paper book, and see you start a new paragraph when a new person speaks.
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4. Only using "and."
Remember: FANBOYS.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
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5. Not using a period. Like, what the heck? Honey, using periods in a story is not a "once a month" thing.
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6. Out of character. That's all I need to say on this one.
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Something that irks you? Do share.
Pretty sure I'm one of those things, OOF-

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