Re: RARA-AVIS: convention vs clich鼯H1> From: Doug Bassett ( dj_bassett@yahoo.com)
Date: 07 May 2002

--- George Upper < gcupper3@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- BaxDeal@aol.com wrote:
> > If one utilizes established genre conventions, ie:
> > first person pov, femme
> > fatales, psychotic sidekicks, is one automatically
> > trafficking in clich鳿
> > If so, does putting a unique spin on said
> convention
> > eradicate the cliché¿ 
>
> John,
>
> You posted this a while ago, but I saved it because
> I
> think it's a good question and I figured it was
> likely
> to generate some good conversation.

I am still waiting for someone to write a hardboiled novel in which the protag. is a psychotic killer and his sidekick is a sarcastic, wisecracking PI.

doug

===== Doug Bassett dj_bassett@yahoo.com

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