I kinda want to write a murder mystery about a middle-aged woman who moves from her big-city professional job back to her small home town. She inherits a cosy little cottage and a little flower shop / bookshop / café / whatever. She runs into her ex and there's still chemistry there. But then – oh no! A murder. And she has to solve it because the cops think she's the killer.
❓If you were writing a #book about your life or your greatest love, what tropes would be at the heart of it?
Probably our main tropes with Elena are Lots of Fun, Laughing Out Loud, and Meow-meow😂 But I didn’t find those #tropes in the traditional lists—and they should be there! 😹
Hello there! New topic coming in. In the past, I have shared my worldbuilding and the stories that spun off. But now I also would like to dive a bit deeper into the commonalities in Science Fiction and Fantasy literature - and sometimes literature in general. ...
I'm starting with one of the most obvious tropes of all: Aliens. Other intelligent species are at the heart of at least half of all sci-fi and a good bunch of mystery stories. Aliens are fascinating for us because they represent both, a threat and great opportunities. ...