Writing: Tropes

 Writer'Digest explains tropes in What Are Tropes in Writing?.

Tropes are sometimes given a bad name, because they can be mistaken for a cliche. However, tropes are important building blocks of storytelling, especially in genre fiction, because they help set and/or fulfill expectations readers have. People want happy endings in romances and dead bodies in murder mysteries, right? Of course they do.

 The article links with a list.of horror tropes and promises more lists.

21 Popular Science Fiction Tropes for Writers

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