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WRITING HELP // inspiration, ideas, and more!

Here is a list of a few overdone clichés:

-The love triangle
-The line, "Don't you die on me!" 
-A story about the chosen one
-A prophecy being fulfilled
-Prologues with an abandoned baby
-Portals to another world
-The sequel where the couple has split up and must be reunited.
-The magical item of great importance
-Prologue that happens many years before your story begins
-The best friend falls in love with the main character
-The fake death. We saw him die, but...he's alive! 
-Character goes to a magic school of some kind 
-The minority sidekick OR comic relief
-The gay best friend.
-The evil other woman, ex-wife, parent, etc. (People aren't ever THAT evil.) 
-A retired guy called back into service because he's the ONLY ONE who can get the job done.
-The bad guy is really the main character's parent
-The man who's planning to retire... you know he's going to die... and he does!
-The "we look alike, let's switch places" plot
-Big guys are dumb and oafish
-Just before the big battle someone says, "Are you ready?" And your hero says, "I was born ready."
-The evil, dark lord of whatever
-Main character is tutored by the old man
-The rakish hero who falls for the al heroine. He's a heart-breaker, but now he's met the one woman who can tame his wild heart.
-The bad guy could have killed the good guy but he monologues instead, giving the hero time to get away. (*cough* James Bond)
-The couple that hates each other at the beginning but end up together by the end of the book.
-The plain girl who gets a makeover and all of a sudden she's gorgeous and all the guys love her.
-The dying man's line, "Tell my wife and kids I love them!"
-The orphan who turns out to be someone really important 

 

 

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Scarlet_Sky
#1
Chapter 3: Thanks for sharing this! Needed some inspiration and this is exactly what I was looking for.
RavenUchiha
#2
Chapter 4: Very interesting. I used to write fan fiction stories before I went to college, but after I graduated, my brain pretty much deteriorated. I can't write a story to save my life. I have to start looking for inspiration from places and I decided to look on AFF. This is a pretty cool group. I like most of the ideas on here. Who knows, I might be able to come up with something.
shesamytheu
#3
Chapter 87: Wow the plot is really interesting. Has anyone written a story based on it yet? I'd like to read c:

And tysm for this thread. It's really helpful.
Black_Listed
#4
Chapter 95: For a writer tips, could you do one with verbs of "said"? Do you get me? I think that would be really useful.
LynnseeRae
#5
Chapter 41: Love this collection! So many amazing ideas! Thank you~
fruits
#6
this is really helpful for me
i hope for more updates :)
IRDINAPASTEL
#7
Chapter 35: Oh my gosh, the trailer though!
And I cracked up at the end of the video 'cause it said 'FOR MY TUMBLR FAMILY'
YeojaUiMongsang
#8
Chapter 8: Yo! Hi there. I was just browsing on through and I really like the idea of this plot right here. Like I can already imagine what I would want to do with it and who I’d want to use. Don’t think I’d plan on putting it up anytime soon tho, but definitely want to make a story with this sometime in the future! So would that be cool with you? Because I wanna get your permission to so I can start planning and working on it soon and be ready by the time I do actually wanna post it. If yes, I’ve got a question; is it okay if I change the title? Since I’ve already came up with another one I like more.