 Romance/Love: May 31, 2006 Issue [#1068] |
  Romance/Love
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Hi, Red Writing Hood: Romance Reporter, here!
I will cover everything from poetry and stories of every length to customs and creative projects. If it has to do with romance and love, I will share it in this newsletter.
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Clichés Away
“I love you with every fiber of my being” was heard just this week on a daytime drama. It wasn’t the first time I’ve heard this sentiment, by far. In fact, the first time I heard/read it, I was in my teens and the person saying it had a heaving bosom or was with a person whose bosom was heaving.
Got a stubborn stain?
There it is again, like that stain on Canterville Castle’s rug. I’ve got a cliché marring my otherwise wonderful work. Unfortunately, it’s one of those days where I can’t seem to find a better way to say it. Now, I’m about to do the unthinkable – deny that it’s actually cliché and *gasp* leave it in.
Scrub-a-dub-dub
I was sitting in my car, singing a duet with Billy Joel to his tune, Piano Man and the radio. Ignoring the gaping mouths of motorists at the traffic light (who were obviously enraptured with my rendition), I decided I loved his line, “When I wore a younger mans clothes.”
I was probably influenced by my creative writing class’s difficulty with clichés and metaphor and my own love of figurative imagery, but I was intrigued by the creative way the phrase indicated time and its passage. This inspired me to try and come up with my own variation, which turned out as: with the pages of thirty calendars strewn at her feet.
Stains are gone – with Clichés Away!
Coming up with my own version of that line made me think this exercise could work well when dealing with clichés or even the dreaded writers block.
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Before you start, try not to worry about clichés in your work until the editing process. As a mom of four, I know how hard it is to locate that lost locomotive of thought.
Once you are in your editing mode, try brainstorming with your cliché. Write down everything – even the silly stuff. Loving someone with all the toes on your feet or the hairs on your leg would be better than a groaner of a cliché – even if it isn’t as romantic, it’s more entertaining. Who knows, it might end up being perfect for that romantic-comedy you’ve been working on in your spare time.
Finally, pick the perfect fit for your piece. If it isn’t there – keep brainstorming, it’ll come. If you’re like me, it’ll come when you’re in the shower or driving on the interstate with no pen or paper in sight – just to make things interesting.
CHALLENGE:
1) Find an alternative to “I love you with every fiber of my being”.
2) Come up with your own line that shows the passage of time.
3) Share with us the cliché that haunts you – that you still have trouble with.
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Comments on last month's newsletter:
Submitted By: Katya the Poet 
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Holy cow, my dear! That's a lot of stresses. I wish you well in coping with your husband's various disorders, and admire your ability to handle it as inspiration for writing. You give good advice to all in similar situations!
Submitted By: billwilcox
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I've been married 3 times, and still the relationship is something I have to keep working on. Love is demanding and wants constant attention - fine tuning. Some days it all seems so easy, and other days are riddled with tension and high levels of stress. I don't claim to have the all the answers, but I know I'd be worse off without Love.
Submitted By: Starr Phenix 
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I have been guilty once or twice of taking 'personal' problems and working them out through my fictional characters. Sometimes, it has really hepled me get a fresh perspective on things.
There have been many times (more than I like to count) when I thought my marriage was just hopeless. We've been through so much and put each other through so much that it's a wonder we're still together. In the end, I think maybe that's what it's all about, you know? Finding something worthy of fighting for, remembering why you fell in love with the person to begin with, and appreciating the person they have become.
Our life is still pretty stressful, but at the moment it is stress from things outside our personal relationship. This type of stress always seems to pull us closer to one another. It's odd that when our lives are in such chaos, our hearts are more in tune with one another. Or, maybe it's not? 
Submitted By: StephBee 
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I love Red Writing Hood's newsletters! They are interesting, fun, and creative. Good topic on the stresses of romance! StephB
 Thank you all! Your comments keep me energized to write more!
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