#16: Conventions vs. Tropes: What's the Difference?

In today's episode, I'm going to walk you through the difference between genre conventions and tropes. Here's a preview of what's included: [01:28] Genre conventions are story elements such as character archetypes, key events, and settings that are commonly found in a specific genre. These conventions define each specific genre and readers' expectations of a story in that genre. [03:10] Tropes are a specific way of delivering those genre conventions or obligatory scenes in your novel. They a...