tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372235211314315085.post8250318257961365991..comments2024-03-06T07:04:08.232-05:00Comments on Riv Reads: Hundreds of Dimly Lit Corridors...Riv Rehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09385226727864037794noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372235211314315085.post-4331718470515612512010-06-23T11:49:44.521-04:002010-06-23T11:49:44.521-04:00but, I forgot to say, yes "dimly lit corridor...but, I forgot to say, yes "dimly lit corridor" is a rather boring way to say something, even if it is a cliché. I think it is more important to not say things in a boring way than it is to not use clichés. But, just my opinion.Basil The Wandering Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849371448908295707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372235211314315085.post-55168429989269500802010-06-23T11:47:36.441-04:002010-06-23T11:47:36.441-04:00I try not to use clichés unless it is my character...I try not to use clichés unless it is my character using them in dialog. In my thinking my characters are GODS over their own dialog and can say anything they want, even if it is gibberish.<br /><br />But most of us writers are human, and therefore make mistakes. I've discovered good feedback and editing can help you find the things that will annoy a reader - but even then it won't find everything. We are all different and have different hang-ups so we get hung up differently - my main reason for having 13 editors.Basil The Wandering Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849371448908295707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372235211314315085.post-45950573794351055642010-06-20T22:46:09.752-04:002010-06-20T22:46:09.752-04:00Haha, I'm totally with you - that's actual...Haha, I'm totally with you - that's actually, I think, why it takes so long for me to write, because I think about EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE, that way. I know, crazy, right?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469626037384625170noreply@blogger.com