User blog:Meldin263/Cliches That I'd Wish People Would Stop Using.

It seems I have been tunning into a lot of pastas that have the same features as the more popular pastas. I find it's making these stories quite dry and boring. So if you come across this, then take note of these cliches and refrain from yusing them.

The "You Got To!" Cliche
This cliche is when the pasta starts off with " You got to..!" or "You must..!". Normally used to make the user feel as though the speeker is talking directly to you, it has now become way overused.

Prognosis: Instead, start off talking about what's wrong and, in the body itself, show the urgency of the situation.

The "It's Me, The Monster" Cliche
This I have been running into quite a bit now. It's when the speaker is cut off mid-paragraph and the antagonist takes over and starts typing, normally ending it with "You're next". The device is to better create a feel of briefness to the creation of the pasta and the incident. Ultimately adding realism. Though if done properly it can actually make your story better, I suggest not using it.

Prognosis: Just don't use it. You're better off without it.

The "I Read a Lot of Pastas" Cliche
When you include that you read a lot of pastas, or even mention pastas in your pasta, you breaks a veil between reality of pastas and the fiction of your pasta. The point of a pasta is to make the reader feel that they are reading a true story that indeed happened. Mentioning pastas takes that away.

Prognosis: Don't EVER mention the word "pasta" or "creepypasta" in your creepypasta.

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Going to come out with more of these in my next post.

I&#39;m a troubled child... (talk) 05:11, September 10, 2012 (UTC)