Is it good to totally give up on these methods?

[HorsesandMOARGaloar 300]

Clichés of every form

Pandering

All outside references (though a line needs to be drawn on what is a forced meme or reference/true inspiration)

 

Should I purge my writings of such methods as these, for the sake of several people who complain for "originality"?

[Henny Penny Benny 936]

Pff, nah. "Originality" is often nothing more than putting existing ideas together in new ways.

[Stellafera 3,836]

Clichés of every form

Pandering

All outside references (though a line needs to be drawn on what is a forced meme or reference/true inspiration)

 

Should I purge my writings of such methods as these, for the sake of several people who complain for "originality"?

 

The Tropeless Tale.

 

You can't. Just take the criticisms that you need and don't listen to the rest.

[(MARVEL) Blue Blood 991]

I don't know about wanting to be more original, but the pandering NEEDS to go. I HATE pandering! I don't mind references, as long as they are subtle and not blatant. 

[Midnight Gaze 131]

The Tropeless Tale.

 

You can't. Just take the criticisms that you need and don't listen to the rest.

Well, there's a difference between a trope and a cliché.

 

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Cliche

Edited July 25, 2014 by Midnight Gaze