I’ve been wrestling with a lot of personal issues, and I haven’t had the time I usually do to write. So I pulled out this useful article by author William Meikle, as a guest post for today.

-TimK

Crime Fiction - Ten Cliches to Avoid

Crime fiction is big business at the moment, but there are certain situations that have been overplayed so much that they have become genre cliches and everybody knows what to expect next. Here are ten cliches you should try to avoid and thoughts on how to subvert the cliches if you do decide to use them.