I've been trying with the idea of writing some stories and have been thinking about some plot line ideas. I haven't read a huge amount of books but of the ones I have and the movies I've seen, there's a few cliché’s that I get sick of. Now admittedly my favorite books (Lone Wolf) suffer from at least one of my dislikes but it's over a long period of time so it doesn't bother me so much.
My pet peeve's are;
- sometimes I think things are too contrived / convenient to be believable (but I guess that’s the point of a story)
- I don't dislike magic but I'm not a big fan of it as I think it’s an easy way for solving problems and is to convenient
- I get sick of the new young kid becomes the awesome dude who saves the world
- the fate of the world rests on one person
- good guys never die and bad guys never win
- the hero gets the girl
And there's probably a few more that I can't think of.
What I have found is that I enjoy a good story set within believable events and focuses on the characters, their story and their world. With that in mind, I thought I'd want to write something that avoids the usual cliché’s.
So, what cliché’s do you dislike?