tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516200136293375097.post3395750308405027318..comments2022-11-05T02:36:58.490-07:00Comments on Scribble Babble: Writing Wednesdays: Cliches - There For a Reason?Mara Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372451891082436090noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516200136293375097.post-56053640097430340132012-02-10T19:58:58.204-08:002012-02-10T19:58:58.204-08:00well then i guess the guy from the restaurant is d...well then i guess the guy from the restaurant is doubly screwed - a cliche, and totally unlikeable! :)Mara Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372451891082436090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516200136293375097.post-53783328239965187872012-02-09T19:31:35.359-08:002012-02-09T19:31:35.359-08:00*Maybe unique isn't the word I'm looking f...*Maybe unique isn't the word I'm looking for above...but likeable cliched characters for me do have an extra something to them.Cacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225361864066902149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516200136293375097.post-81047036706088666252012-02-09T19:21:37.434-08:002012-02-09T19:21:37.434-08:00It's kinda tough because I do think cliches ca...It's kinda tough because I do think cliches can go either way. It was just thinking about this a little while ago. I came to the conclusion that when I like cliched characters they usual still have something unique about them, maybe not something that "deepens" their character but makes them stand out.<br /><br />It also depends on how much space they take up in a story, the less space they occupy, the more acceptable it is for them to be less-dimensional. Especially if it's just a "walk on," leaning on quickly recognized characterization is a good idea. But the more time a reader invests reading about a character, the more developed they're expected to be.Cacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225361864066902149noreply@blogger.com