Comments on: How To Avoid a Cliché in Three Easy Steps* http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/how-to-avoid-a-cliche-in-three-easy-steps/ Welcome to Gav Thorpe's Weblog Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:04:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: gavthorpe http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/how-to-avoid-a-cliche-in-three-easy-steps/#comment-127 gavthorpe Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:19:28 +0000 http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-127 "Oh, and I was wondering. How does one get a book published by BL? Nothing serious at the mo, just a series ticking over in my head…" Have a look here: http://forum.blpublishing.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=915 GAV “Oh, and I was wondering. How does one get a book published by BL? Nothing serious at the mo, just a series ticking over in my head…”

Have a look here:

http://forum.blpublishing.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=915

GAV

]]> By: gavthorpe http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/how-to-avoid-a-cliche-in-three-easy-steps/#comment-123 gavthorpe Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:55:26 +0000 http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-123 Glad the post was timely. I'm planning to do a 'character creation' follow-up prompted by Perius' comments. Please send any questions to the Ask Dennis address and I'll attempt to give my take on the solutions. Cheers, GAV Glad the post was timely. I’m planning to do a ‘character creation’ follow-up prompted by Perius’ comments. Please send any questions to the Ask Dennis address and I’ll attempt to give my take on the solutions.

Cheers,

GAV

]]> By: rooneyreverb http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/how-to-avoid-a-cliche-in-three-easy-steps/#comment-120 rooneyreverb Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:28:20 +0000 http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-120 Y'know, your timing is actually amazing! I found myself pondering this over the weekend as I considered whether the protagonist (and indeed some of the other primary characters) in my current literary endeavour was(were) in danger of becoming a cliché, and then you go an post this li'l gem of a blog! Very useful insights there Mr Thorpe! Rooney Y’know, your timing is actually amazing!

I found myself pondering this over the weekend as I considered whether the protagonist (and indeed some of the other primary characters) in my current literary endeavour was(were) in danger of becoming a cliché, and then you go an post this li’l gem of a blog!

Very useful insights there Mr Thorpe!

Rooney

]]> By: Perius http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/how-to-avoid-a-cliche-in-three-easy-steps/#comment-115 Perius Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:06:44 +0000 http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-115 So we can summarise this by saying that what is important when creating a character is making sure that they're plausible and not unbelievable - make them act as a person like them would, and never make them do something just to speed the story along. Oh, and I was wondering. How does one get a book published by BL? Nothing serious at the mo, just a series ticking over in my head... So we can summarise this by saying that what is important when creating a character is making sure that they’re plausible and not unbelievable – make them act as a person like them would, and never make them do something just to speed the story along.

Oh, and I was wondering. How does one get a book published by BL? Nothing serious at the mo, just a series ticking over in my head…

]]> By: fergo http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/how-to-avoid-a-cliche-in-three-easy-steps/#comment-113 fergo Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:38:13 +0000 http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-113 Very interesting and useful, Mr. Thorpe. Very interesting and useful, Mr. Thorpe.

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