This Story Will Contain Cliches
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Ongoing, First published Apr 09, 2015
WARNING: This story will contain ALL of these cliches:

-The love triangle
-The line, "Don't you die on me!" 
-A story about the chosen one
-A prophecy being fulfilled
-Prologues with an abandoned baby
-Portals to another world
-The sequel where the couple has split up and must be reunited.
-The magical item of great importance
-Prologue that happens many years before your story begins
-The best friend falls in love with the main character
-The fake death. We saw him die, but...he's alive!
-Character goes to a magic school of some kind 
-The minority sidekick OR comic relief
-The gay best friend.
-The evil other woman, ex-wife, parent, etc.
-A retired guy called back into service because he's the ONLY ONE who can get the job done.
-The bad guy is really the main character's parent
-The man who's planning to retire... you know he's going to die... and he does!
-The "we look alike, let's switch places" plot
-Big guys are dumb and oafish
-Just before the big battle someone says, "Are you ready?" And your hero says, "I was born ready."
-The evil, dark lord of whatever
-Main character is tutored by the old man
-The rakish hero who falls for the virginal heroine. He's a heart-breaker, but now he's met the one woman who can tame his wild heart.
-The bad guy could have killed the good guy but he monologues instead, giving the hero time to get away.
-The couple that hates each other at the beginning but end up together by the end of the book.
-The plain girl who gets a makeover and all of a sudden she's gorgeous and all the guys love her.
-The dying man's line, "Tell my wife and kids I love them!"
-The orphan who turns out to be someone really important

(Cliche source: http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2012/07/cliches-in-your-plot.html)
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