writing cliches

WRITING CLICHES THAT EVERYONE USES:

1) Doesn’t matter what the story is. Doesn’t matter what the plot is. Somehow there will be a love interest and somehow it will dominate everything else and get in the way

2) That main boy doesn’t have a single flaw. He’s muscular, he’s tall, he’s athletic, he’s a cutie pie, he’s smart, he’s sweet. Go ahead and try to find a real boy like that.

3) Main girl is pretty much adorable in every way. But she’s quiet and thoughtful therefore she thinks she’s hostile and awkward but everyone wants to be her?

4) Boy and girl fall in love and never even consider looking at another attractive person.

5) The couple shall not die.

6) The cute pet with a funny story about its name

7) No one ever has small talk.

8) Main characters only have slightly admirable flaws. Such as easily angered righteously or cares about people too much.

9) Boyfriend saves the day

10) Everyone reads books and drinks tea and writes poetry and watches the stars

11) Girl thinks she’s unworthy of liking therefore she becomes even more worthy of liking

12) Everyone’s in love and if they’re not they don’t care/don’t matter

13) Hero girl is irritated by girly girls

14) Mother worries

15) No one ever pees. No one is ever on her period. No one ever eats

16) Hero boy gets hurt but that’s ok he’ll recover in like four minutes

17) Heroine’s boyfriend is put above her best friend

18) Chapter one. It was the summer of...

19) Hero can do everything

20) No one ever does anything embarrassing

21) Don’t worry you’ll get your cute boy

22) He’ll probably show up in the second chapter with vivid description of his hotness

23) I don’t know about you but my characters’ grammar is perfect

24) Being skinny

25) Character can run like 47 miles and never gets winded

26) The only time couple argues is because he’s worried about her safety

27) Hero wouldn’t dream of wasting time on the internet even though in reality that’s what every teenager does

28) Oh yeah, hero is always a teenager

29) Boy seeks out girl more often than girl seeks out boy

30) If you don’t die I’ll never leave you again