Trope Thesaurus Romance: Trope Your Way to a Stronger Story

Trope Thesaurus Romance: Trope Your Way to a Stronger Story Book Synopsis: He’s got everything except the one woman he can never have, even though she’s temptingly within arm’s reach. True love is hell on earth.

Got your attention, didn't I? You love tropes. I love tropes, and most importantly, every romance reader adores tropes! Let’s dive deeper into how tropes keep your reader up way past their bedtime because you’ve just given them that most delicious of all things---an unputdownable book.

As authors, we know romance readers have their favorite tropes---forbidden love, forced proximity, and protector are three popular ones. But what makes tropes so addictive? Because tropes are about relationships, that’s why fairy tales and folk tales are still with us centuries later. We crave stories to show us how we’re all connected.

Dozens of tropes can be twisted to tell your story, so learn how to apply these building blocks to give your romance conflict-ridden characters. Study over sixty romance tropes definitions and examples, and suggestions for using tropes. Then dig into ten romance subgenres and learn specific ways to apply them to create your best romance novel. Go #teamtrope!

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