Check . . . check . . .

[pegkerr]

This was pointed to by oracne and matociquala, among others: The Urban Fantasy Writer's Checklist of Required Elements.

Hmm. I can't promise that I'll avoid all these cliches, but I hereby promise that there will be no scene set at Denny's in the ice palace book.

Comments

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

*laughs out loud* Oh no. There's a Denny's scene in URBAN SHAMAN. But! The main character's not meeting with a snitch and nobody says, "Can I warm that up for ya, honey?" *laughs more* I think I avoided the REST of the cliches, though! *laugh*

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Of course not. You'd have to set it in an Embers.

K.

[magentamn.livejournal.com]

Or it could be Bridgeman's.

[peacockharpy.livejournal.com]

Set it in the Rainbow Rooster instead. ;)

[pameladean]

Those lists always make me terribly crabby. I always want to go do every single thing that's being mocked, sticking my tongue out and going "neener neener neener" all the while.

Pamela

[rysmiel.livejournal.com]

To an extent, likewise, I mean, if I write an urban fantasy set in Montreal, it's going to have a scene set in Reuben's; it's also going to have scenes set in several other good places to eat, because, damn it, this is Montreal and that's what people do. It is something of a relief to see how many of these cliches are ruled out by having a viewpoint character who does not do either romance or sex. [ And also, to be sure you only have one story in that setting. ]