Tag: narrative

• Satisfying Conclusions & the Problem of Endings

  

  We love a good story, but nothing is more important than how it ends, and how good (or bad) that ending turns out to be can really change how you feel about it.

  Alyssa Flynn

  December 16, 2019

  Discussion

  avengers, endings, game of thrones, kingdom hearts, marvel, narrative, star wars, storytelling

• 5 Tropes I Can’t Stand

  

  There are some things I really don’t like in a story. And here are five of them.

  Alyssa Flynn

  May 10, 2019

  Discussion, Fun Stuff

  books, Discussion, Fun Stuff, narrative, reading, sff chat, storytelling, tropes, video games

• 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

• 5 Tropes that Never Get Old

  

  As a massive fan of science fiction and fantasy and writer of many of my own sff stories, I have a few tropes that I will adore until my dying breath.

  Alyssa Flynn

  April 19, 2019

  Fun Stuff

  fantasy novel, Fun Stuff, narrative, science fiction, sff, sff chat, storytelling, tropes, Writing