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So i've been poking around these forums and noticed theres a lot of tropes that people say you should generally avoid in your stories. Time travel, flashbacks, amnesia, etc.
not that im really planning on using any of these tropes, but i feel like there are more that I'm unaware of that are, if not big no no's, generally looked down upon tropes.
Can anyone just kinda sound off anything they can think of that generally are considered taboo in writing? Maybe bring some light as to why the things i mentioned above are looked down upon as well?
EDIT: Im aware this thread has some rules in it http://mythicscribes.com/forums/writing-questions/4024-elmore-leonards-10-rules-writing.html but these rules tend to be more specific and geared towards the actual writing of a book. I'm looking for something more broad and related to the plot elements of the story
not that im really planning on using any of these tropes, but i feel like there are more that I'm unaware of that are, if not big no no's, generally looked down upon tropes.
Can anyone just kinda sound off anything they can think of that generally are considered taboo in writing? Maybe bring some light as to why the things i mentioned above are looked down upon as well?
EDIT: Im aware this thread has some rules in it http://mythicscribes.com/forums/writing-questions/4024-elmore-leonards-10-rules-writing.html but these rules tend to be more specific and geared towards the actual writing of a book. I'm looking for something more broad and related to the plot elements of the story
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