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* '''Straight''': [[PunnyName Ian Inkstein]] lives in the town of Trope Falls, so when he writes a story it takes place in Trope Falls.

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* '''Straight''': [[PunnyName Ian Inkstein]] lives in the relatively quiet and unknown town of Trope Falls, so when he writes a story it takes place in Trope Falls.
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** Tropetown's municipal government commissioned Ian to make a tourism promoting work.
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* '''Subverted''': The story starts in Inkstein's hometown (or its {{Expy}}), but as it develops things go nation-wide or international-wide, with major events taking place in really diverse locations.

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* '''Subverted''': The story starts in Inkstein's hometown (or its {{Expy}}), hometown, but as it develops things go nation-wide or international-wide, with major events taking place in really diverse locations.
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** Inkstein is simply more comfortable writing about a place that he intimately knows.

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** Inkstein mainly writes period dramas, and while Trope Falls is fairly quiet nowadays, a lot of juicy stuff took place there that he can get inspired by.

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** Inkstein mainly writes period dramas, and while Trope Falls is fairly quiet nowadays, a lot of juicy stuff took place there in the town's history that he can get inspired by.use as inspiration.



* '''Double Subverted''': Only for the climax and the final showdown to take place in Trope Falls of all spots.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Only for the climax and the final showdown to take place in Trope Falls Falls, of all spots.



* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???
When Inkstein takes writing classes, his teacher encourages him to WriteWhatYouKnow, and also gives him writing exercises where he's tasked to describe the same area from different characters' points of view (so he can practice developing different narrating styles for each).
* '''Exploited''': ???A reviewer who just doesn't like Inkstein uses the fact that all of his works take place in Trope Falls as an excuse to call the books uncreative.



* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???'''Discussed''':
-->'''Narrator''': "There is something about Trope Falls that keeps me coming back... Almost as if it was God's plan that I would spend the rest of my life here."



* '''Deconstructed''': Inkstein includes a real-life company that was founded in Trope Falls, and depicts it as shady and corrupt. The company then sues him for defamation, and he's unable to pay the fees.
* '''Reconstructed''': [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity The controversy actually inspires more people to buy the book]]. While Inkstein does get into financial trouble, the work becomes VindicatedByHistory once the controversy dies down. By writing safer books about his hometown that don't depict any real people in a negative light he manages to get by financially in the end.



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* '''Downplayed''': The setting of Inkstein's works is the author's country.
* '''Justified''': Inkstein wants to appeal to a Trope-Falls-ean audience.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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The setting of Inkstein's works is the author's country.
** Inkstein's works take place in a fictional universe, but all the photos and illustrations related to the book depict locations in Trope Falls.
* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Inkstein wants to appeal to other inhabitants of Trope Falls, and/or the high amount of tourists who travel there each year.
** Inkstein mainly writes period dramas, and while Trope Falls is fairly quiet nowadays,
a Trope-Falls-ean audience.lot of juicy stuff took place there that he can get inspired by.

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** There is so much important stuff happening in Inkstein-verse Trope Falls that you can't help wonder how it hasn't become a major city yet.
* '''Downplayed''': The setting of the Inkstein's works is the author's country.

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** There is [[AliensInCardiff so much important stuff happening in Inkstein-verse Trope Falls Falls]] that you can't help wonder how it hasn't become a major city yet.
** In Inkstein's works, Trope Falls ''is'' [[SuddenlySignificantCity the capital of its country]], a major city of the world, or even the seat of the OneWorldOrder.
* '''Downplayed''': The setting of the Inkstein's works is the author's country.



* '''Parodied''':
** In Inkstein's novels, Trope Falls ''is'' the capital of its country, a major city of the world, or even the seat of the OneWorldOrder.
** ''Want to spoof it even further?'' When Inkstein moves from Trope Falls to Clicheville, ''that'' town instantly becomes the center of the country/world/galaxy/whatever in Inkstein's verse.

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* '''Parodied''':
** In Inkstein's novels, Trope Falls ''is'' the capital of its country, a major city of the world, or even the seat of the OneWorldOrder.
** ''Want to spoof it even further?''
'''Parodied''': When Inkstein moves from Trope Falls to Clicheville, ''that'' town instantly becomes the center of the country/world/galaxy/whatever in Inkstein's verse.

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* '''Parodied''': In Inkstein's novels, Trope Falls ''is'' the capital of its country, a major city of the world, or even the seat of the OneWorldOrder.
** '''Want to spoof it even further?''' When Inkstein moves from Trope Falls to Clicheville, ''that'' town instantly becomes the center of the country/world/galaxy/whatever in Inkstein's verse.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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In Inkstein's novels, Trope Falls ''is'' the capital of its country, a major city of the world, or even the seat of the OneWorldOrder.
** '''Want ''Want to spoof it even further?''' further?'' When Inkstein moves from Trope Falls to Clicheville, ''that'' town instantly becomes the center of the country/world/galaxy/whatever in Inkstein's verse.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The setting of every single one of Inkstein's works is a carbon copy of his very bedroom.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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The setting of every single one of Inkstein's works is a carbon copy of his very bedroom.bedroom.
** There is so much important stuff happening in Inkstein-verse Trope Falls that you can't help wonder how it hasn't become a major city yet.



* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???In Inkstein's novels, Trope Falls ''is'' the capital of its country, a major city of the world, or even the seat of the OneWorldOrder.
** '''Want to spoof it even further?''' When Inkstein moves from Trope Falls to Clicheville, ''that'' town instantly becomes the center of the country/world/galaxy/whatever in Inkstein's verse.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes the setting is Tropeville, sometime it's elsewhere.
* '''Averted''': The work has no precise setting.
* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes In some stories of a series the setting is Tropeville, sometime Trope Falls, some other times it's elsewhere.
* '''Averted''': The work has no precise setting.
spot in the setting to revolve around, with each of the stages of its plot taking place somewhere different.
* '''Enforced''': ???'''Enforced''':
** Inkstein is suggested to choose his hometown, being cited the readers' weariness of the world's major cities being the most popular settings.
** Self-enforced: Inkstein doesn't know the outside world well, so he decides to WriteWhatYouKnow.



* '''Defied''': "Why should I always write about my hometown? Let's go international!"

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* '''Defied''': "Why should I always write about my hometown? Hanging around one place is so boring! Let's go international!"



* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"It seems every writer wants his or her hometown as the center of the inhabited world."
* '''Implied''': The central spot in the story's setting, while vague and unspecified, [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed bears quite a bit of resemblance to Inkstein's hometown and/or current residience]].



%%* '''Implied''': ???
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* '''Straight''': The author lives in Tropeville, so the story takes place in Tropeville.
* '''Exaggerated''': The setting of the every single one of the author's works is a carbon copy of his very bedroom.
* '''Downplayed''': The setting of the author's works is the author's country.
* '''Justified''': The author wants to appeal to a Tropevillean audience.
* '''Inverted''': The setting of the author's works are everywhere ''but'' Tropeville.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Straight''': The author [[PunnyName Ian Inkstein]] lives in Tropeville, so the town of Trope Falls, so when he writes a story it takes place in Tropeville.
Trope Falls.
* '''Exaggerated''': The setting of the every single one of the author's Inkstein's works is a carbon copy of his very bedroom.
* '''Downplayed''': The setting of the author's Inkstein's works is the author's country.
* '''Justified''': The author Inkstein wants to appeal to a Tropevillean Trope-Falls-ean audience.
* '''Inverted''': The setting of the author's Inkstein's works are everywhere ''but'' Tropeville.
Trope Falls.
* '''Subverted''': ???
The story starts in Inkstein's hometown (or its {{Expy}}), but as it develops things go nation-wide or international-wide, with major events taking place in really diverse locations.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Only for the climax and the final showdown to take place in Trope Falls of all spots.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???"Why should I always write about my hometown? Let's go international!"
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Why are our stories always in the same place, anyway?"

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'''Basic Trope''': The setting of the Story is the same place in which the author lives.
* '''Straight''': The author lives in Tropeville, so the story takes place in Tropeville
* '''Exaggerated''': The setting of the author's works are inside his very bedroom
* '''Downplayed''': The setting of the author's works is the author's country
* '''Justified''': The author wants to appeal to a Tropevillean audience
* '''Inverted''': The setting of the author's works are everywhere ''but'' Tropeville

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'''Basic Trope''': The setting of the Story story is the same place place, or it's heavily inspired by the place, in which the author lives.
* '''Straight''': The author lives in Tropeville, so the story takes place in Tropeville
Tropeville.
* '''Exaggerated''': The setting of the every single one of the author's works are inside is a carbon copy of his very bedroom
bedroom.
* '''Downplayed''': The setting of the author's works is the author's country
country.
* '''Justified''': The author wants to appeal to a Tropevillean audience
audience.
* '''Inverted''': The setting of the author's works are everywhere ''but'' TropevilleTropeville.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes the setting is Tropeville, sometime it's elsewhere
* '''Averted''': The work has no precise setting

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes the setting is Tropeville, sometime it's elsewhere
elsewhere.
* '''Averted''': The work has no precise settingsetting.



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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
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'''Basic Trope''': The setting of the Story is the same place in which the author lives.
* '''Straight''': The author lives in Tropeville, so the story takes place in Tropeville
* '''Exaggerated''': The setting of the author's works are inside his very bedroom
* '''Downplayed''': The setting of the author's works is the author's country
* '''Justified''': The author wants to appeal to a Tropevillean audience
* '''Inverted''': The setting of the author's works are everywhere ''but'' Tropeville
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes the setting is Tropeville, sometime it's elsewhere
* '''Averted''': The work has no precise setting
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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