How to Understand Your Genre (and Sub-genre) of Choice

preview_player
Показать описание
What is a genre? What is a subgenre? What are tropes and cliches?

So many definitions, so many things to talk about!

Welcome to another episode of #WriteOnIn, where we are in full swing for #Preptober for #NationalNovelWritingMonth!

Today, we're going over different genres and touching on the ideas of tropes and cliches.

Timestamps:

0:00 Opening Thoughts / addressing last episode’s drunkenness
2:33 Today’s topic
3:33 What is a Genre
4:19 Discussing Sub Genres
9:01 Tropes and Cliches
9:55 Tropes in more detail
12:46 Cliches in more detail
14:17 Closing thoughts

Let’s Connect!

Theme Song: "Say Less" by Shaun Day
Background Music and where to find it:

Red Lights (Killrude Remix) (Instrumental Version) - Lvly

Left in the Rain - Loving Caliber

Feel the Energy - Katnip

Curve Ball - Xavy Rusan

Comma Get It - Bonkers Beat Club

Рекомендации по теме
Комментарии
Автор

This can be very confusing. You do a good job of explaining.

eldinestillman
Автор

Hehe, you know I'm all about the bro-mance trope :D !

JovianEmpress
Автор

Mine is gothic fantasy and I do enjoy a bit of a love/hate romance trope thrown in

GalacticReads
Автор

So mine is Murder Mystery with a side of romance & a love triangle trope.
Which is funny because I don't read a lot of murder mystery usually.

happyhippychick