Welcome, Slaix!
Writing? Computer science? XD Sounds like you'll fit right in here (*has an associates in both Journalism and Web Development*) As for cliches. To try to stay away from a good cliche because it's called a cliche is one of the worst crimes that a writer can do, in my opinion. I hate the bad rap a cliche gets. Cliches are only bad if the plot was bad to begin with. Don't believe me? Go back and re-read Harry Potter. The whole series is one big cliche, and every chapter presents new ones. *shrugs* But, fuck if the masses didn't like it, and despite my own personal angst against the books, I doubt anyone is going to try to claim that Rowlings is a poor writer.
^_^ Sorry, I had to get that off my chest.
And welcome to the forums, mty! Feel free to lurk as much as you want. o_O; Though, it always bothers me when I hear people are just "lurking".
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Does this mean my community does need feel open or friendly enough that they do not feel comfortable jumping in? T-T I'm so sorry all the lurkers of ItL. Please join us. We won't bite you!