Category: Discussion

• Do Tropes Make for Bad Storytelling?

  

  What is the purpose of a trope? How are they different from cliches? How bad are they really and can I use them in my story? Well, I’ve got some As to these Qs.

  Alyssa Flynn

  May 6, 2019

  Discussion

  books, cliches, narrative, sff, storytelling, trope vs cliche, tropes, video games, Writing

• Prequels, Sequels and Spin-Offs – Can You Have Too Much of a Good Thing?

  

  We live in an age where every successful franchise is going to have a prequel, sequel, and spin off thrust upon it.

  Alyssa Flynn

  April 29, 2019

  Discussion

  books, Discussion, fantasy, game of thrones, marvel, movies, science fiction, sff, sff chat, star wars, supernatural