tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post2035775651435683019..comments2024-03-18T19:37:39.556-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: THAT'S SUCH A CLICHE! by CHERYL PIERSONWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-11159644460816407742015-11-22T18:19:44.542-06:002015-11-22T18:19:44.542-06:00Great list! I just had to change "the smell o...Great list! I just had to change "the smell of perfume" to be more specific. LOLMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-17961025082964730572015-11-19T13:53:59.686-06:002015-11-19T13:53:59.686-06:00Oh, I hate that one, too, Louis! I grind my teeth ...Oh, I hate that one, too, Louis! I grind my teeth when I see or hear it.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-49061006182259364262015-11-19T03:34:34.764-06:002015-11-19T03:34:34.764-06:00The most grating is "I could care less" ...The most grating is "I could care less" because it's wrong. Yes, you could care less; the expression is "I couldn't care less."Louis Burklowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105879183637623203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-32145954855132935372015-11-18T20:50:00.327-06:002015-11-18T20:50:00.327-06:00Better to catch it before it makes it into print a...Better to catch it before it makes it into print and you have readers rolling their eyes. I really try to be very careful about that when I'm editing--some of these are a lot easier to catch than others. Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-47367707818584301512015-11-18T20:49:06.426-06:002015-11-18T20:49:06.426-06:00LOL I couldn't have said it better myself.LOL I couldn't have said it better myself.<br />Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-68085999192561726872015-11-18T20:48:39.181-06:002015-11-18T20:48:39.181-06:00Yes, and usually editors are really good at pickin...Yes, and usually editors are really good at picking those out--unless it's their OWN work! LOL Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-54979316142226809922015-11-18T17:44:06.534-06:002015-11-18T17:44:06.534-06:00Dad-gum-it-all. I have to stop reading these posts...Dad-gum-it-all. I have to stop reading these posts. It just makes more work for me. Off to do yet another edit. ;)<br />Michael R. Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668634947106838564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-48703973730201792962015-11-18T17:40:21.939-06:002015-11-18T17:40:21.939-06:00I usually don't notice the single adjective o...I usually don't notice the single adjective or verb cliches, even though you're right--they do get overused. The ones which always hit me between the eyes are the situational ones or the cliches consisting of an entire long phrase. Most of us find ourselves using them at some point. It's a matter of recognizing them before it gets to the publisher and out the door.JDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553746548877350294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-55775197005446497722015-11-18T17:36:40.302-06:002015-11-18T17:36:40.302-06:00Well, you took the words right out of my mouth. :D...Well, you took the words right out of my mouth. :DVonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-5442047395411913512015-11-18T13:54:12.502-06:002015-11-18T13:54:12.502-06:00You're welcome, Alisa. Credit for that fun lit...You're welcome, Alisa. Credit for that fun little piece goes to author Ellen Vrana. It's so true, and so humorous, I thought it might be something we would remember easier because of the way it's written. I'm glad you enjoyed it!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-72763631011677299812015-11-18T13:12:51.266-06:002015-11-18T13:12:51.266-06:00Tacking this post to my bulletin board next to my ...Tacking this post to my bulletin board next to my writing desk. Thanks, Cheryl!Alisab8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/14015230594591870184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-38272568234391119892015-11-18T12:02:44.848-06:002015-11-18T12:02:44.848-06:00LOL I KNOW! Me, too, Frank. I came across that lit...LOL I KNOW! Me, too, Frank. I came across that little piece from the Quora newsletter and just had to include it in a blog--sometimes, we remember things that are presented in a humorous way better than if someone tried to "lecture it" to us. Now, every time I write description I'm going to think about this.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-26231252185015797252015-11-18T07:26:26.321-06:002015-11-18T07:26:26.321-06:00Darn it, now that you've made me so aware of t...Darn it, now that you've made me so aware of them i'll have to go through my work in progress to see how guilty I am of using these.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089124794643485114noreply@blogger.com