Romance novels have been finding their tension in love triangles for years. Love triangles pull the reader in two different directions, and, if not executed well, can sometimes hurt the story more than they help. They can feel flimsy and unnecessary.
The bottom line? Don’t simply throw in these motifs to give your story a cutting edge. Relying on these cliches may seem like they make it easier to write the book, perhaps, but it could be the detriment of your story.
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Writing Without Cliches
CasualeIt'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.
