Let’s let this cliche die (pun intended). A lot of romance novels have employed this: the hero and heroine finally get together, only to be torn apart, because, surprise! One of them is dying. While it can evoke a lot of emotion, it’s also sometimes wildly unnecessary. Don’t kill off your characters too soon. You can write them better endings. They deserve that.
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Writing Without Cliches
RandomIt's not enough to love our story ideas. We need to weigh their suitability as subjects for fiction, and then figure out how to go about making use of them. This means steering clear of cliché and its sappy cousin-melodrama.
