How to Use Tropes to Attract Readers

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 073 / Surprise pregnancy. Murder on a train. Rag-tag crew. In this episode Jami and Sara dive into the wonderful world of tropes. They discuss why you want to use tropes in your writing and marketing. They share their personal favorites and then brainstorm creative twists on tropes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode was inspired by two things:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jami’s interview on</span> <a href= "https://pod.link/1514465335/episode/f8fd7fd037898256632a67b71730798d"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Best Book Ever podcast</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and the Creative Penn podcast episode 513:</span> <a href= "https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2020/10/26/writing-horror-tim-waggoner/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Writing In The Dark. Horror Writing Tips With Tim Waggoner,</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">in which Tim Waggoner gives some great tips for using tropes in a new way.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jami’s book recommendation:</span> <a href= "https://books2read.com/u/bxeDLv"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Romance Tropes & Hooks</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Karen Winter</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✨ Question of the week: What is your favorite trope to write? Come over and let us know at</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/304647074240099/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">WIKT Facebook group</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">! You can find show notes and links at</span> <a href="https://wishidknownforwriters.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">wishidknownforwriters.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Genres discussed include romance, romantic comedy, cozy mystery, traditional mystery, police procedural, thriller, urban fantasy, and sci-fi. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other links: </span></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/reco