How to Write a Good Metaphor

No cliche is better, no metaphor than a dead one and making sure the metaphors you do use are tasty as shit. Don't let yourself lose momentum while writing a first draft because you can't come up with a killer new minted metaphor. Good metaphors are often only good in context there are custom-made parts to fit that particular sceneYou couldn't just nick them and drop them into any story so give you some freedom to go through a whole range of moods. Try on a few different crafts and see which give you a rakish charm and which are fedoras.