Blue like the sea? Thats cliche? It always seemed boring to me. "His eyes were dark blue, with a gleam in the corner of the pupil, similar to the moon shining on the ocean on a dark night" Is that cliche?
This is all so true! I don't usually catch myself doing this (anymore), but I think I'll still refer back to this once in a while just to keep me on my toes.
I agree with all of this! If you're going to begin a story you think is different, begin it in a completely nonexpected way! I love the Tyler gif by the way. He is great.
"My Point: If you start with an action, unless its something extraordinary that the average being doesn't do, its less likely to pull the reader in and keep them reading."
I like to read stories that I can relate to, in a way. Though, I think I get how you mean it. I don't want to hear, "It was Monday morning and I got up for school." I wanna hear something insightful, but not so extraordinary that I cannot relate.
this is pretty great. i of course had a few chuckles, but honestly, who couldn't NOT chuckle at some of these? gosh, i can think of so many stories i've read like that. the quote... Walt or P.T. Barnum? and YESSS!!! For Tyler the Creator<3
"Her eyes were like two brown circles with big black dots in the center."
"He was as tall as a six-foot three-inch tree."
"John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met." i died seven times omfg. i love writing terrible analogies though.\: not in, like, serious stories, though. okay maybe in serious stories.