Writing - Posts tagged tropes

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Averting Always Chaotic Evil

7 answers · last activity 6 months ago by ‭Mark Baker‭

fiction technique creative-writing antagonist tropes

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Averting Real Women Don’t Wear Dresses

13 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

technique characters creative-writing gender tropes

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Including disabled characters without "inspiration porn"

8 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

creative-writing character-development tropes

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How do I avoid the "chosen hero" feeling?

22 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction genre characters tropes hero

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Avoiding the "not like other girls" trope?

13 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

creative-writing character-development gender tropes

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Trying to avoid being cliché

3 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

openings cliches tropes

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How do you write boy & girl protagonists without turning them into a love story?

16 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction creative-writing character-development romance tropes

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Resource for generic plot hooks?

2 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

plot creative-writing tropes

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Non-cheap ways to make villains evil?

4 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

technique creative-writing tropes

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Avoiding cliches when writing gods

11 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

world-building mythology tropes

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Using real words from a foreign culture feels like 'Calling a rabbit a "smeerp"'

9 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

language fantasy word-choice tropes

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Averting Protagonist-Centred Morality

3 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

technique creative-writing character-development tropes protagonist

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How to Write an Eldritch Abomination?

4 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

technique characters creative-writing mythology tropes

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Dead parents: something to avoid?

6 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

characters character-development narrative tropes

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Writing a love interest for my hero

7 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction motivation relationships tropes

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Subverting the emotional woman and stoic man trope

7 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

creative-writing gender tropes

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Averting Bathos

5 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction technique style creative-writing tropes

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Non-trope happy ending?

14 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

ending romance tropes

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How is a semordnilap typically used?

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

technique naming creative-writing tropes

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Can dream reveals make good climaxes for a POV’s internal struggle?

7 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

characters feedback tropes

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How to defeat a strategic mastermind without throwing the idiotball? [closed]

2 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

plot characters creative-writing tropes

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What makes for a successful resurrection?

5 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction tropes resurrections

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Is there any way to get around having everyone in the world speak the same language? [closed]

11 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

plot planning technique characters tropes

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Is killing off one of my queer characters homophobic?

8 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

characters creative-writing tropes

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What's it called when the bad guy gets eaten?

4 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

plot antagonist tropes

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What are some bad ways to subvert tropes?

9 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

technique tropes

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Term for a character that only exists to be talked to

5 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

terminology characters tropes

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How can I convince my reader that I will not use a certain trope?

12 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

technique fantasy tropes

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How do I subvert the tropes of a train heist?

16 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

plot tropes action

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How can I make an eldritch abomination out of humanity? [closed]

2 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction fan-fiction characters creative-writing tropes

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How to compactly explain secondary and tertiary characters without resorting to stereotypes?

9 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

character-development tropes

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Chekhov's gun, but it's just "useless" background info

3 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

technique world-building tropes

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Is the "hero guy saves girl" trope misogynistic?

14 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

characters creative-writing character-development tropes

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Why using the "It Was All Just a Dream" Trope?

5 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction cliches tropes

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Comic Cruelty - Examples

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

humor comedy tropes

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How to make a harmless villain

3 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

characters creative-writing tropes

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Avoiding Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy

6 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction technique style creative-writing tropes

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What's the name of the trope that means fae can't cross over unless a human crosses over first?

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

terminology fantasy tropes

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How Many Tropes Are Allowed In a Short Story?

3 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

short-story conventions tropes horror realism

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How can I convey an absolute truth from the author to the reader without a mentor character?

5 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

showing-telling readers narrative tropes show

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What's the term used to describe a twist which is badly written because the twist is based on information not yet available to audience? [closed]

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction plot terminology deus-ex-machina tropes

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What are some tropes associated with social acceptance or rejection of infants with supernatural abilities?

4 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction characters cliches tropes child-characters

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What are common writing tropes in dark romance? [closed]

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

genre creative-writing romance tropes

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Avoiding "kill it off for DRAMA" trope whilst doing it

3 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

creative-writing tropes

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What does it mean to subvert a trope?

3 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

tropes

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Handling different ethnicity groups in a work without stepping into racism or faux multiculturalism [closed]

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

technique characters creative-writing tropes

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From a writing standpoint, what is the value of Deus Ex Machina?

6 answers · last activity 9 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction deus-ex-machina tropes

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Reasons to use "red herrings"?

4 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

screenwriting tropes

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Adding a character from present-day Earth to a fantasy/scifi setting

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

cliches fantasy setting character-development tropes

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Types of characters for three protagonist

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by ‭System‭

fiction characters tropes child-characters