Tropes have received a bad rep, but The Fiction Lounge is here to set the record straight! Jess and Hannah discuss what a trope is, how it is used, how it can benefit your work, and how you should embrace tropes in your work without compromising its literary value.

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SHOW NOTES

Tropes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | Jane Friedman

How to Use Tropes in Fiction | Writers.com

Book Tropes | Kindlepreneur

Tips for Using Genre Tropes to Generate New Work | Writer's Digest