Define
cliche. As you say, there are limited opportunities for POV.
Unless one somehow manages to add to that palette (fourth
person heresay?), one is confined to certain parameters. Are
there genre books that traffick in cliches that are
not?
Best Regards,
Erick
> In a message dated 5/7/02 2:21:21 AM,
gcupper3@yahoo.com writes:
>
> << 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 clich鿠
>
> 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 was
surprised
> that it didn't, but perhaps it got lost in
the
> nominating and voting for the Top 100 Plus 11.
>>
>
> I thought more people would have thoughts on this
too. I'm still
> wondering.
> I suppose just doing it well and avoiding
predictable plot twists helps.
> And
> your point that there are after all, only a few POV
choices one can make
> is a
> good one.
>
> John Lau
>
>
>
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