cliché examples - To Cut a Short Story Short

Out of the Woods

Posted on March 13, 2016August 5, 2020 by Simon J. Wood

TASWG assignment: write a 200 word story using 10 clichés, then rewrite it, using more creative wording. - “Be careful,” Jake’s mom said as he prepared to leave on a camping trip with friends, “tonight’s the anniversary...” It was on the tip of his tongue to say something but he just nodded. An hour later, Jake … Continue reading Out of the Woods →

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