I May Have Just Heard My Death Knell As A Writer

[teddy_radiator]

Seriously, this little Tumblr exchange has blown my mind. If you even think about writing, you should read it. It takes about two minutes.

Just remember, the tropes are hungry and the hero is in the wrong goddam story.

Comments

[gelsey.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha

[nia_kantorka]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[bloodcult.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely spot on, Oedipus, for instance, is all about fighting prophecy and being punished by the gods for rebellion as a result.
Part of the key to writing is making a character's strengths work against them.

[too-dle-oo.livejournal.com]

That's where my mind leapt as well!

[hikorichan.livejournal.com]

Love it!

[blueartemis07.livejournal.com]

That was excellent. Thanks for sharing.

[delphipsmith]

That is the most awesome thing I have read in quite a while. "The tropes are hungry." Yes, this needs to be a shirt.

[beffeysue.livejournal.com]

Eye-0pening stuff! Thank you for posting.

[m-mcgonagall-65.livejournal.com]

LOL! That was great. A new way to think about developing conflict in writing...