Same old, same old

[KeithD]

You missed: Hot elf/bunny girl/pixie turned out to be a guy.

Among many other preferences that aren't tunnel vision.

 

[Zenith77]

Well, no he didn't. It was a myopic attempt.

Keith... I think both @TheRedChamber and I were joking.

After all, he blatantly missed:
a) naked boy accidentally trips and falls on naked girl, achieving a perfect insertion
b) naked girl gets head stuck in tumble dryer while doing laundry
c) girl desperate for a better grade seeks after school tuition
d) wife leaves compromising videos around where they can be easily found by someone untrustworthy
e) girl, curious about a dark, broody billionaire, attempts to interest him in her leather and chain collection

 

[KeithD]

There's certainly a joke or two there somewhere.

 

[Euphony]

Confused.

Feels near impossible to write without interjecting parts of yourself (i.e. your "spin") even when focusing on trope spec. Yeah, you can fail by not adding enough new for an audience but every piece should not be written solely for their approval. (it's quite important you don't at times.)

So long as you aren't boring yourself (the work suffers) view it as gussied up morning pages, rough drafting, craftwork, whatever framing you prefer.

An early failing I had was underestimating how "easy" writing a common trope heavy piece actual is at times.

Even if it's only a helpful calibration of what writing actually takes, it's a helpful exercise.

 

[Zenith77]

There's certainly a joke or two there somewhere.

Well spotted.

 

[nice90sguy]

As long as it's new to me, I don't mind. I've found out after posting some stories here that they were not as original as I thought. That's kind of why I don't like to read too many stories here, it can make me inhibited.

 

[Trionyx]

I encourage writers to take a varied approach to their craft. Don't feel you have to follow one particular way of doing things.

I agree. I’ll use first person, limited third person and full third person points of view. I’ve written from the female and male points of view. I’ve used flashbacks. I’ve written one story in reverse chronological order and essentially only dialog. I’ve included characters from several cultures in various stories. Stories have had the MCs die and suffer losses and stories have featured illnesses.
I’m not saying this to brag but to let others know it can be fun, challenging and rewarding to change things up now and then.

 

[Duleigh]

I agree. I’ll use first person, limited third person and full third person points of view. I’ve written from the female and male points of view. I’ve used flashbacks. I’ve written one story in reverse chronological order and essentially only dialog. I’ve included characters from several cultures in various stories. Stories have had the MCs die and suffer losses and stories have featured illnesses.
I’m not saying this to brag but to let others know it can be fun, challenging and rewarding to change things up now and then.

I've done the same thing, my first, second, and third 750 word stories were written in First Person, Second Person, and Third Person perspective just to see if I could do it, and to see if anyone noticed. I've written from a woman's perspective also, but I've never written from the dog's perspective. I'm thinking of bringing back Gaspode just to do that.

 

[Britva415]

People come to Lit looking for tropes. For many of them, all they're after is fresh wankbait. It doesn't have to be something never done before. Quite the contrary, in fact.

The more it's been done before and the more they've wanked to all the ones which were done before, the more they need a new one which still fits the trope they have the taste for.

Writing about something that has been written about before isn't the same as writing the same story again.