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Number of clichés used by authors worldwide 2017
Number of clichés per 100,000 words among selected authors worldwide as of 2017
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Dec 12, 2017
The statistic shows the number of clichés per 100,000 words in novels worldwide as of 2017, sorted by author. According to the source, James Patterson used 160 clichés per 100,000 words in his novels.
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Dec 12, 2017
The statistic shows the number of clichés per 100,000 words in novels worldwide as of 2017, sorted by author. According to the source, James Patterson used 160 clichés per 100,000 words in his novels.
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