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sweet paranormal romance - raging against the trope

Sweet Paranormal Romance: Raging Against the Trope

July 12, 2022 / Storytelling / , / By

It’s challenging, you know, being an independent author and struggling for each and every sale you make. I’m immensely grateful for everyone who decides to dip their toes into my sweet paranormal romance stories. If that’s you, thank you! But for this post, I’m going to talk about tropes: what are they, why we should …

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Sound Smarter. Stop Using These 13 Clichés Right Now.

Sound Smarter. Stop Using These 13 Clichés Right Now.

August 11, 2021 / Grammar, Storytelling / , , / By

Clichés are so … well … cliché, but that’s a cliché way of saying you lack any shred of original thought. Stop thinking in stereotypes. Stop repeating what others have already said. Before another cliché slips through your lips, stop and think. Ask yourself these 3 questions: What does the cliché actually mean? Does it …

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