Articles related to "Cliche"
Getting Rid of Clichés
Editors and readers alike are looking for fresh new work with exciting word pictures. It is time to dispense with the old and bring in the new.
old cliches • tired cliches • fresh writing • common cliches • thesaurus and cliches
Editors and readers alike are looking for fresh new work with exciting word pictures. It is time to dispense with the old and bring in the new.
old cliches • tired cliches • fresh writing • common cliches • thesaurus and cliches
Online Dating Profile Cliches
Looking for someone who loves sunsets and long walks on the beach? Get in line. Here are some of the biggest cliches to avoid in online dating.
online dating profile • dating online • online personal ad • dating cliche • profile cliche
Looking for someone who loves sunsets and long walks on the beach? Get in line. Here are some of the biggest cliches to avoid in online dating.
online dating profile • dating online • online personal ad • dating cliche • profile cliche
Act 2-What you shouldn’t do pages 36-50
A continuation of Act 2. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
darrell j banks • actor • screenwriting • act 2 • finding nemo
A continuation of Act 2. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
darrell j banks • actor • screenwriting • act 2 • finding nemo
All My Cliches
Once a biting and enterprising family soap, All My Children has become an unrecognizable mess dependent on tired and tired stories.
Once a biting and enterprising family soap, All My Children has become an unrecognizable mess dependent on tired and tired stories.
Animal Proverbs, Cliches, Quotes, and More
This is provided as "fun" stuff that I came across while researching. Check it out and see what I mean!
cat • animal • mammal • proverb • cliches
This is provided as "fun" stuff that I came across while researching. Check it out and see what I mean!
cat • animal • mammal • proverb • cliches
Avoid Cliches (Like the Plague)
Successful plays are usually the result of fresh writing. Use of cliches generally indicates that the playwright may not have dug deep enough into the box of literary tools.
stage • theater • theatre • plays • playwriting
Successful plays are usually the result of fresh writing. Use of cliches generally indicates that the playwright may not have dug deep enough into the box of literary tools.
stage • theater • theatre • plays • playwriting
Campaigns, Cliches, and Context: Part I. Substance and Slogans
Politics always is a many-faceted thing that creates more intende confusion than any other trade or occupation. During this era we call the "Information Age", the political system works in a more complex, nuanced manner. At some juncture deference to context yielded to deference to the sloganized one line "zingers".
2004 us election • us political system • context and politics
Politics always is a many-faceted thing that creates more intende confusion than any other trade or occupation. During this era we call the "Information Age", the political system works in a more complex, nuanced manner. At some juncture deference to context yielded to deference to the sloganized one line "zingers".
2004 us election • us political system • context and politics
Campaigns, Cliches, and Context: Part II. Substance and Solutions
Based on the issues US voters say are most important to them, here are a few questions the Presidential candidates should answer but for whatever reason prefer to avoid.
us presidential politics • campaign 2004
Based on the issues US voters say are most important to them, here are a few questions the Presidential candidates should answer but for whatever reason prefer to avoid.
us presidential politics • campaign 2004
Current Political Cliches
A discussion of some British political cliches, why they are used, and how they affect political debate.
british politics • political cliches • political debate • not fit for purpose • john reid
A discussion of some British political cliches, why they are used, and how they affect political debate.
british politics • political cliches • political debate • not fit for purpose • john reid
Liechtenstein Cliches and Comparisons
Because of its small size, the Principality of Liechtenstein has been the subject of many cliches and comparisons. In this article we look at just a few of them and see if they are right.
principality • liechtenstein • cliches • comparisons • money laundering
Because of its small size, the Principality of Liechtenstein has been the subject of many cliches and comparisons. In this article we look at just a few of them and see if they are right.
principality • liechtenstein • cliches • comparisons • money laundering
More Political Cliches
A discussion of two more phrases which appear frequently in British political discourse, used both by journalists and politcians: "politics as usual" and "spin."
british political cliches • politics as usual • spin • alastair campbell • tony blair
A discussion of two more phrases which appear frequently in British political discourse, used both by journalists and politcians: "politics as usual" and "spin."
british political cliches • politics as usual • spin • alastair campbell • tony blair
P.G.Wodehouse and Cliches
One of P.G.Wodehouse's finest comic techniques was to make jokes out of familiar cliches.
p.g.wodehouse and cliches • comic novel • comic technique • bertie wooster • drones club
One of P.G.Wodehouse's finest comic techniques was to make jokes out of familiar cliches.
p.g.wodehouse and cliches • comic novel • comic technique • bertie wooster • drones club
Say Later, Gator to Cliches
Cliches grow like weeds in many writers' works, but they're not always good things to have around. Find out why you may want to give cliches the boot.
cliche • editing • cliches • phrases • phrase
Cliches grow like weeds in many writers' works, but they're not always good things to have around. Find out why you may want to give cliches the boot.
cliche • editing • cliches • phrases • phrase
Faking It
Crafty tricks that boost your fluency quotient
fluency • language learning • idioms • cliches • clichés
Crafty tricks that boost your fluency quotient
fluency • language learning • idioms • cliches • clichés
Greywalker's Harper Blaine
Kat Richardson talks about the focus and creation of Greywalker protagonist Harper Blaine.
kat richardson • interview • characterization • cliches • writing
Kat Richardson talks about the focus and creation of Greywalker protagonist Harper Blaine.
kat richardson • interview • characterization • cliches • writing
Stereotypes, the War Movie, and Hollywood
A short discussion of how stereotypes and cliches are used in war movies.
invisible women: junior enlisted army wives • visible women • saving private ryan • gladiator • war cliches
A short discussion of how stereotypes and cliches are used in war movies.
invisible women: junior enlisted army wives • visible women • saving private ryan • gladiator • war cliches
Urban Settings in Chick Lit Novels
Chick Lit is often associated with certain cliches and formulas. This article will discuss one particular cliche.
chick lit • women's fiction • chick lit cliches • cliche settings • chick lit settings
Chick Lit is often associated with certain cliches and formulas. This article will discuss one particular cliche.
chick lit • women's fiction • chick lit cliches • cliche settings • chick lit settings
Bad Chick Lit Novel Clichés
If your alarm clock never goes off, and your overbearing mother keeps nagging you to lose weight, you might be a stereotypical chick lit character.
chick lit novel • chick lit cliche • chick lit stereotype • chick lit formula • chick lit situation
If your alarm clock never goes off, and your overbearing mother keeps nagging you to lose weight, you might be a stereotypical chick lit character.
chick lit novel • chick lit cliche • chick lit stereotype • chick lit formula • chick lit situation
Unique College Student Posters
Looking for something more creative than a poster of a bottle of beer to decorate your walls? Here are some more creative poster choices for students.
unique dorm room poster • cliche dorm room poster • college student • beer poster • motivational poster
Looking for something more creative than a poster of a bottle of beer to decorate your walls? Here are some more creative poster choices for students.
unique dorm room poster • cliche dorm room poster • college student • beer poster • motivational poster
Christmas Advertising Strategy
The Yule season encourages marketing contrarians to create ads that go against the traditional tide.
christmas advertising strategy • holiday ad clutter • marketing contrarian • traditional greetings • holiday cliches
The Yule season encourages marketing contrarians to create ads that go against the traditional tide.
christmas advertising strategy • holiday ad clutter • marketing contrarian • traditional greetings • holiday cliches
Creative Writing and Description
Tips on how to use description as a tool to add depth and texture to a piece of creative writing.
description in fiction • creative description • description and metaphors • description and similes • description and adverbs
Tips on how to use description as a tool to add depth and texture to a piece of creative writing.
description in fiction • creative description • description and metaphors • description and similes • description and adverbs
How to Write a Great Wedding Toast
Eek! You've been asked to give a wedding speech, and the pressure's on. Here are some ideas to help you write a memorable and moving wedding toast.
wedding toast • wedding speech • maid of honor • best man • father of the bride
Eek! You've been asked to give a wedding speech, and the pressure's on. Here are some ideas to help you write a memorable and moving wedding toast.
wedding toast • wedding speech • maid of honor • best man • father of the bride
Not As I Do
Jough Dempsey - poet & critic and webmaster of Plagiarist.com (an online poetry resource for post-pre-post-modernists) - takes us on a tour of some do's and don'ts in the writing of poetry.
jough • dempsey • poet • poetry • writing
Jough Dempsey - poet & critic and webmaster of Plagiarist.com (an online poetry resource for post-pre-post-modernists) - takes us on a tour of some do's and don'ts in the writing of poetry.
jough • dempsey • poet • poetry • writing
Backtrack: Phrases
Common phrases that have become cliché may supply good art ideas.
imagination • common • thought • catharsis • art
Common phrases that have become cliché may supply good art ideas.
imagination • common • thought • catharsis • art
How to Paint Unusual Sunsets
Using unusual colors, perspectives, and props, a sunset painting can go from commonplace to exceptional.
how to paint sunsets • landscape painting • painting color • using black in paintings • woodcut print
Using unusual colors, perspectives, and props, a sunset painting can go from commonplace to exceptional.
how to paint sunsets • landscape painting • painting color • using black in paintings • woodcut print
How to Survive a Zombie Movie
This article will give you a step by step guide on how to survive a zombie attack
surviving a zombie movie • zombie humour • zombie movie cliches • zombie attacks • real life zombies
This article will give you a step by step guide on how to survive a zombie attack
surviving a zombie movie • zombie humour • zombie movie cliches • zombie attacks • real life zombies
TJ Dawe: Canadian Comedian
Canadians are often unaware of their home grown comedic talent. Theatrical genius TJ Dawe, from Vancouver BC, has created a host of comedic plays over the past 10 years.
tj dawe • canadian comedians • comic talent in canada • fringe festival plays • award winning monologues
Canadians are often unaware of their home grown comedic talent. Theatrical genius TJ Dawe, from Vancouver BC, has created a host of comedic plays over the past 10 years.
tj dawe • canadian comedians • comic talent in canada • fringe festival plays • award winning monologues