
Why are cliches in writing so bad?
September 1, 2020 4:05 am 1 CommentWriting Without Cliches: Top 6 Tips
Writing Without Cliches: Top 6 Tips
Bestselling author Warren Adler, known for the book and motion picture, War of the Roses, shares some insights about the craft of writing.
All well-written stories have a compelling shape. Think of story shape as the underlying form or structure of a piece, often called the story plot. Some writers envision story shape like a pyramid, hourglass, stack of blocks, or a line graph. I like to imagine the tale as a lump of clay which takes on human form and meaning in the hands of a skilled writer. There are nine essential parts of a story: