by jemasterman.com | Mar 5, 2019 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Thoughts, Writing
Recently I have been seeing a few blog posts and tweets about people complaining about “over-used clichés and tropes” in novels, and particularly in Young Adult (YA) novels. “Romance” is the one that seems to get people the most riled up. They...
by jemasterman.com | Jan 10, 2019 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Thoughts, Writing
Someone recently told me: “If you’re not inspired, you’re writing the wrong story.” A little context is in order first; this guy I’m talking about introduced himself as an author, though (to my knowledge) he has not yet published anything...
by jemasterman.com | Jan 6, 2019 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Thoughts, Writing
I have recently read many comments, tweets and blog articles where clichés in fantasy and fiction in general were discussed, usually very negatively. They are criticized for being over-used and called lazy writing. While there are of course numerous examples of lazy...