Bill pursed his lips in sheer anticipation as Ursula the critic peered over his manuscript. Bill was sure he could improve his writing with her advice. After several minutes Ursula put down the manuscript with a jaded sigh.
“Is it bad?” Bill winced as he asked.
“It’s okay, I suppose,” Ursula sighed again, “just not very original.”
“Which part?”
“All of it! There’s a hero, a villain, a love interest, secondary characters. It’s all been done before.”
“But those are just basic elements of a novel.”
“Overused is more like it. Also, why did you write this in English? So predictable!”
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