Of course. Who reads stories for their plots, anyway? I know personally that I need a good story I can get involved in, with characters that I...
Yeah, my stories are never quite finished for quite some time. Rough drafts may vary, but revisions can take me months. Like Cog, I need to let...
You're just not reading enough. I can name a plethora of original novels and stories that I've read in recent months. Read VALIS for starters. I...
This one made me crack up from the fantasy cliche link: "Evil villain must always kill at least one henchman no matter how loyal he is."
Truly depends. Sometimes I can churn out an entire rough draft in one thirty minute session, while others I may only manage to add a single...
Most of these aren't so much cliche as they are conventions. Things such as, "Main villain isn't a male" isn't cliche. I've read plenty of stories...
Sound words, Cog. Thanks for the confidence boost.
As much as I hate to categorize myself and admit that it's utterly hopeless for me to improve, according to King, who am I to argue with him? The...
I believe he wrote the initial draft at 19 and then revised it when he had a bit more experience and success. Still, I'm sure the first draft...
I think Stephen King is a great writer. He's had some stinkers, sure, I doubt we can forget Maximum Overdrive, but has anyone even glanced through...
Yeah, I'm actually quite ashamed that I was "educated" there.
Aww, I can't believe you're knocking R.L. Stein. So many fond childhood memories crushed. (Well, as long as you don't knock Shel Silverstein or...
Saw a sign at my local high school that read, "You're education matters." No joke.
Good responses, but I can honestly say that I'm nowhere able to classify myself as good or great, so competent is all I have to go on at this point.
For those of you who've read Stephen King's On Writing, a book I'd recommend to any writer, you might remember Stephen King's classification of...
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