Comments on: Story Tropes: To Avoid or Not to Avoid? https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Sun, 10 Sep 2023 06:37:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: BECCA PUGLISI https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/#comment-708423 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:27:15 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=40872#comment-708423 In reply to Donetta Sifford.

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]]> By: Donetta Sifford https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/#comment-708422 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:11:35 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=40872#comment-708422 I am so glad that through basic scrolling I discovered your website on Writer’s Digest. Reading your advice and following resources has been helpful to me in a huge way. Thank you for your time you put into all this!

]]> By: Top Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 12-17-2020 | The Author Chronicles https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/#comment-708080 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 18:01:45 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=40872#comment-708080 […] Stavros Halvatzis tells how to improve your premise, while Jami Gold ponders story tropes: to avoid or not to avoid? […]

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/#comment-707345 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 23:40:37 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=40872#comment-707345 In reply to Jami Gold.

HURRAY!

]]> By: Jami Gold https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/#comment-707325 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:53:41 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=40872#comment-707325 In reply to BECCA PUGLISI.

Hi Becca,

Yes, as soon as we layer tropes, they’re going to interact in ways unique to our story and characters, so it’s a great (and easy) way to break out from cliches. ๐Ÿ™‚

And thank you–I love knowing you both! <3

]]> By: Jami Gold https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/#comment-707306 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 16:12:20 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=40872#comment-707306 After writing this post for Angela and Becca, I was inspired to expand on the “similar but different” method listed above. Check out my companion post on my own site for 4 ways to twist a trope: https://jamigold.com/2020/12/how-to-make-the-most-of-our-storys-tropes/ ๐Ÿ˜‰

]]> By: Jami Gold https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/#comment-707305 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 16:06:01 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=40872#comment-707305 In reply to Michele Helsel.

I don’t know of a book, Michele, but if you do a Google search on trope lists, including searches like “X genre tropes”, you can find lots of resources. And then of course, there’s the whole TV Tropes website. ๐Ÿ˜‰

]]> By: BECCA PUGLISI https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/#comment-707280 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 13:54:54 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=40872#comment-707280 Such a great post, Jami. I love the idea for layering tropes to keep the story from predictability. I’m so glad you’re part of our team :).

]]> By: Michele Helsel https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/12/story-tropes-to-avoid-or-not-to-avoid/#comment-707278 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 13:32:43 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=40872#comment-707278 I would love a book on tropes for every genre. Does that exist? Good article above. Thank you!

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