Features Reviews Articles Editorials Poetry Fiction Submissions Guidelines How To Online Help Contact Community Discussion Writing Forums Workshops Register Log In About ARWZ Subscribe Suppport ARWZ Advertise Author Q&A; Bookstore For Authors & Publishers Register | Log in | FAQ | Search | Memberlist | Usergroups Profile | Log in to check your private messages | Blogs | ARWZ Forum Index     > Alternative Reality Caf�   View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Violanthe Webmaster Joined: 24 Jul 2003 Posts: 5903 Never Want to See it Again! SF Cliches Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:16 am What cliches have you seen simply too many times? What character types are you sick of? What plot lines have you rolling your eyes? What SF cliches should be banned forever? _________________ Violet "Violanthe" Kane [email protected] ARWZ.com: A Magazine of Alternative Reality Fiction Back to top Guest Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:16 pm cliche? miraculous technology that obviously is a throw in to resolve a sticky plot point...obvious sign of the lazy author. Character? Retief or anyone like him. plot lines? The hero with miraculous abilities/reflexes intelligence, whatever, likewise abominably stupid villians. banned? BEMs, for the most part. especially the ones after our women. Regards, M. Graham Back to top Violanthe Webmaster Joined: 24 Jul 2003 Posts: 5903 Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:57 am Which books have you read lately that use these tired cliches? _________________ Violet "Violanthe" Kane [email protected] ARWZ.com: A Magazine of Alternative Reality Fiction Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First      All times are GMT - 4 Hours Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Discussion----------------Alternative Reality Caf�Writers' Zone Workshop----------------Workshop FAQ & RulesWorkshopSubmissionsWriting Exercises and Scene Starters ----------------The Marketplace Resources----------------FAQ & Online HelpLinks & Online ResourcesResearch Q&A;ARWZ Approved!  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You can vote in polls in this forum Alternative Reality Web Zine: ISSN# 1559-3037 All materials on these pages (including fiction, poetry, essays, articles, interviews and opinion pieces) are copyrighted to the original authors and may not be reproduced without permission. View Page Stats   Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group