Camille here, same time, same place. Today's topic is one sandwich short of a picnic. Out of nowhere, I was like a deer caught in the headlights. The whole ball of wax smells fishy, asking us to make a silk purse from a sow's ear. I avoid cliches like the plague; that's the bottom line.
You can be an eager beaver and suffer in silence and get on the same page as this topic if you want. That's all to the good, and time will tell. But me, I'm busier than a one-armed paper hanger and I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. Time is of the essence, so I'm gonna cut and run.
See you later, alligators. God willing and the creek don't rise.
:)
Posted by: Liz | August 24, 2011 at 12:51 AM
PS This is what you do when you have to follow 2 excellent pieces on Monday and Tuesday!
Camille
Posted by: Camille Minichino | August 24, 2011 at 08:20 AM
Ow! My ears hurt!
It's hard to get through a day in corporate life without six or eight cliches assaulting my ear. You just put me over my legal limit. I'll be cliche drunk all day!
I think I'll put cliche-hunting on my List of Things To Purge Before Submitting
Posted by: Mysti | August 24, 2011 at 09:35 AM
So sorry, Mindy! Wait till you read my blog on acronyms; you'll need emergency assistance.
Posted by: Camille Minichino | August 24, 2011 at 09:44 AM
Did I call you MINDY? I guess that cliche story got me drunk, too, MYSTI!
Posted by: Camille Minichino | August 24, 2011 at 09:45 AM
Maybe we should start a contest for the most cliche-ridden opening paragraph. But, no. Camille's already won. Good thing her own novels avoid cliches like, well, the plague!
Posted by: Susan C Shea | August 24, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Thanks, Susan! I'm going to do an extra sweep this time. That "story" was too easy to write!
Posted by: Camille Minichino | August 24, 2011 at 10:31 AM
One of your best posts, Camille. Here I am, trying to fictionally kill someone and you make me laugh...
Posted by: Priscilla | August 24, 2011 at 02:12 PM
RTFL! Can I share this with my college writing students (with proper acknowledgement of the source, of course!)?
Posted by: Cathy Akers-Jordan | August 24, 2011 at 03:34 PM
Permission granted, Cathy. Knock yourself out. oops.
Posted by: Camille Minichino | August 24, 2011 at 04:04 PM
ok I might as well add to the hoopla.
Cam-- you are smart as a whip as usual
Rita
Posted by: rita lakin | August 27, 2011 at 12:49 AM