Know Your Genre’s Tropes — Then Twist Them | 205

Know Your Genre’s Tropes — Then Twist Them | 205

Update: 2025-07-08
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You wouldn’t sprint through an airport without paying attention to the signs. So why write a story without knowing your genre’s rules?


In today’s episode, we’re unpacking:


✔️ Why genre tropes aren’t creative handcuffs—they’re your storytelling GPS


✔️ The secret to delivering what readers crave without sounding cliché


✔️ How to twist tropes strategically (instead of confusing your reader)


✔️ A 15-minute challenge that helps you master your genre starting today


🎯 Whether you write romance, fantasy, thrillers—or mix them—genre tropes are your map to reader trust, story clarity, and creative confidence.


🎧 Listen now.


Keep the words rolling and the adventures unfolding,


Bonnie Jean


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Escape into the Land of Zandador (the books I write under my pen name of Author D.K. Drake): Purchase one or all of the Dragon Stalker Bloodline Saga books on Amazon.


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Know Your Genre’s Tropes — Then Twist Them | 205

Know Your Genre’s Tropes — Then Twist Them | 205

Bonnie Jean Schaefer | Author & Coach, Founder of the League of Adventurous Authors