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Your Pet Urban Fantasy Cliche Peeves
arianne:
Just wondering what everyone is tired of seeing in urban fantasy (both for adults and young adults)?
I'm pretty certain that the word "vampire" is going to come up, so I'm going to put it out there first. I think a lot of people are tired of vampires and vampire romances.
Surfing through the internet I find that many people are not fans of the "Oh, I'm so plain and boring, but yet everybody loves me and thinks I'm beautiful" heroine, or the "Gosh, I'm really good looking and the author spends five pages out of every ten showing just how gorgeous I am" hero.
But anyway, what are your pet peeve hate UF cliches, and have you ever been pleasantly surprised by someone who took something you thought was way cliche and made it fresh and interesting?
Quantus:
The "Woe is Me, Immortality sucks moose wang because its so boring" trope made so popular by Anne Rice. Especially in this day in Age, with the breakneck speed that society, science, and technology are all developing, there is no excuse for that kind of boredom beyond self-indulgence, apathy and laziness, methinks.
Shecky:
This is yet another thing that Jim put his own spin on and made okay again.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Shecky on May 02, 2013, 04:48:18 PM ---This is yet another thing that Jim put his own spin on and made okay again.
--- End quote ---
How so? I dont recall anybody that was noticeably whiny about it. Some were less up with the times than others, but that was about it as far as I can recall.
Shecky:
Meant clichés in general. Most writers try to avoid them; Jim saddles them and rides them into the sunset.
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