tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post3488358180772735466..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: In Defence of the Cliche...Ally Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-70983217382112442432010-10-10T22:28:09.645+11:002010-10-10T22:28:09.645+11:00Embracing the cliche Nikki!
Thanks for a very in...Embracing the cliche Nikki! <br /><br />Thanks for a very informative blog post (and as usual I'm fashionably late!)Eleni Konstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-14225520203942279192010-10-05T21:31:35.504+11:002010-10-05T21:31:35.504+11:00Michelle - I like to get halfway through a book an...Michelle - I like to get halfway through a book and then go 'oh!! This is Ugly Duckling' or 'oh oh!! Beauty and the Beast'. There's a difference between 'classic' and 'cliche' I think. And (if I don't say so myself) Harlequin Romance does the best twists on classic themes, I reckon.<br /><br />I can feel an ugly duckling story coming on... ;)Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-24128536127075553622010-10-05T21:27:49.759+11:002010-10-05T21:27:49.759+11:00What *does* that mean, Mel...every fibre of her be...What *does* that mean, Mel...every fibre of her being? Are we talking muscle fibres? Cells? I use it too. And now I'll chuckle every time I do.<br /><br />And you've summed it up beautifully - some cliche's are damned good :) And others are just plain funny.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-33472137140695352292010-10-05T17:57:02.628+11:002010-10-05T17:57:02.628+11:00Fab post, Nikki! I love tried-and-true plots -- an...Fab post, Nikki! I love tried-and-true plots -- an ugly duckling story will get me every time, can read Cinderella stories till the cows come home. Oh I could just go on and on... Yep, I'm one of those comfy slipper kind of cats :-)<br /><br />LOL, Mel -- every fibre of her being made it into my first draft today too!Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-63826471952187726102010-10-05T09:08:49.892+11:002010-10-05T09:08:49.892+11:00Hi Nikki,
As a reader cliches didn't bother me...Hi Nikki,<br />As a reader cliches didn't bother me, it was only as I learned how to write that they started to jump out at me... <br />Some cliches are damn good!!! LOL (Though I must stop relying on: Every fibre of her being)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-61437246112151215452010-10-05T02:30:14.656+11:002010-10-05T02:30:14.656+11:00*waves* Hi Anita - you're very welcome.*waves* Hi Anita - you're very welcome.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-66587987364949737612010-10-04T21:45:42.125+11:002010-10-04T21:45:42.125+11:00Ooooh, I'm like Rach, love finding out the ori...Ooooh, I'm like Rach, love finding out the origin of words. Thanks for sharing, Nikki.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-43308937543883004772010-10-04T16:44:31.380+11:002010-10-04T16:44:31.380+11:00Emily - see for me (fairly new to historical) clic...Emily - see for me (fairly new to historical) cliches just arent. They're new and fresh :) But you raise an excellent point about an era being defined by its cliches.<br /><br />Rachel - I know! Words are just plain interesting. ;)Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-18907543378309156332010-10-04T10:08:45.189+11:002010-10-04T10:08:45.189+11:00Thanks for the post, Nikki - I love learning about...Thanks for the post, Nikki - I love learning about the origin of words!Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-46673980010160288692010-10-04T07:31:22.992+11:002010-10-04T07:31:22.992+11:00Great post, Nikki! I read a lot of Regencies, and ...Great post, Nikki! I read a lot of Regencies, and I have to say that I enjoy it when authors use Regency-era cliches and stereotypes. If, however, I find a modern cliche in a Regency, that jars me right out of the book!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.com