Far from being “cheats” or ways to ride the coattails of other writers, the trope (and especially the romance trope) is the skeleton on which you build your glorious story. Merry walks Pru through tropes and smiles when Pru has the “EUREKA!” moment of realizing that the trope is also a hugely-valuable marketing tool. Ignorance is banished today!
Show notes:
For Meredith's writer's blog: http://Meredithbond.com
For Mindy Klasky's amazing list of romance tropes: http://MindyKlasky.com
For a Wiki-based trope resource: https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Main_Page
For a Regency-centric blog (search for tropes): https://riskyregencies.com/blogger/
