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I've been writing a lot these days but figured I could use a break to talk about some of the basics of storytelling, tropes.
For those that don't know, a trope is a storytelling formula that the audience can recognize between different stories and mediums. An example would be something like the chosen one saving the world from darkness. It's an idea that has showed up in stories since as far back as we have written records. However, tropes don't necessarily have to be timeless, they're simply patterns that show up in storytelling.
It's also important to note that tropes aren't good or bad things, it's up to the author to determine how to use them best. If a story is too tropey/cliched it can become predictable and boring to read, on the other hand a tropeless tale is simply impossible to write. The mark of a good story/character is using tropes in creative ways.
With all that done and said, what are your favourite plot tropes? Character tropes? Which ones are you tired of seeing, or never really liked in the first place? What's a really creative use of a trope you've seen? What about tropes particularly in the Pokemon fandom?
For those that don't know, a trope is a storytelling formula that the audience can recognize between different stories and mediums. An example would be something like the chosen one saving the world from darkness. It's an idea that has showed up in stories since as far back as we have written records. However, tropes don't necessarily have to be timeless, they're simply patterns that show up in storytelling.
It's also important to note that tropes aren't good or bad things, it's up to the author to determine how to use them best. If a story is too tropey/cliched it can become predictable and boring to read, on the other hand a tropeless tale is simply impossible to write. The mark of a good story/character is using tropes in creative ways.
With all that done and said, what are your favourite plot tropes? Character tropes? Which ones are you tired of seeing, or never really liked in the first place? What's a really creative use of a trope you've seen? What about tropes particularly in the Pokemon fandom?