Tim asks: A while ago I read an interview about quest formulas with Michael Moorcock. It occurs to me that he codified many of the tropes he used from mythology into the fantasy genre. What’s your viewpoint on tropes and conventions in commercial fiction?
Resources Mentioned:
TV Tropes entry “<a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AChatWithSatan">Chat with Satan</a>” 
<a href="https://www.cwtv.com/shows/penn-teller-fool-us">Penn and Teller Fool Us</a>
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Tim asks: A while ago I read an interview about quest formulas with Michael Moorcock. It occurs to me that he codified many of the tropes he used from mythology into the fantasy genre. What’s your viewpoint on tropes and conventions in commercial fiction? Resources Mentioned: TV Tropes entry “Chat with Satan” Penn and Teller Fool Us The post Question 959: All About Tropes appeared first on The Every Day Novelist.

Tim asks: A while ago I read an interview about quest formulas with Michael Moorcock. It occurs to me that he codified many of the tropes he used from mythology into the fantasy genre. What’s your viewpoint on tropes and conventions in commercial fiction?
Resources Mentioned:
TV Tropes entry “<a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AChatWithSatan" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chat with Satan</a>” 
<a href="https://www.cwtv.com/shows/penn-teller-fool-us" rel="noopener noreferrer">Penn and Teller Fool Us</a>
The post <a href="http://everydaynovelist.com/2021/10/26/question-959-all-about-tropes/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Question 959: All About Tropes</a> appeared first on <a href="http://everydaynovelist.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Every Day Novelist</a>.

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