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'''Basic Trope''': Someone writes a book or other work based on a crime that they committed.
* '''Straight''': Alice kills Bob, and then writes a book about it.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice is both an author and a criminal, and she writes a story about every crime she's ever committed.
** Alice writes a very accurate, detailed account about how she killed Bob (including using Bob's real name), and publishes it as a fictional story.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice writes a story about someone who commits a misdemeanor, such as vandalism or shoplifting, after previously committing these misdemeanors.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice is gloating about the fact that she killed Bob.
** Alice [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regrets]] killing Bob, and she's writing the story to vent.
** Alice [[IShouldWriteABookAboutThis tends to write books based on her experiences]].
** Alice is trying to invoke CriminalMindGames.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice does a heroic act -- such as rescuing Bob -- and writes a story about it.
** Alice gets inspiration for a crime from a fictional work.
* '''Subverted''': Alice is initially suspected of killing Bob, but the fact that she recently wrote a book about someone being murdered is simply a coincidence.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Or that's her alibi, at least.
* '''Parodied''': Alice [[PokeThePoodle pokes the poodle]] and proceeds to write a story about it while [[EvilGloating gloating about how evil she is]].
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice never commits crimes, or writes any stories based on them.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Why do fictional murderers write a story about the murder they just committed? Are they ''trying'' to get caught?"
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%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
* '''Straight''': Alice kills Bob, and then writes a book about it.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice is both an author and a criminal, and she writes a story about every crime she's ever committed.
** Alice writes a very accurate, detailed account about how she killed Bob (including using Bob's real name), and publishes it as a fictional story.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice writes a story about someone who commits a misdemeanor, such as vandalism or shoplifting, after previously committing these misdemeanors.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice is gloating about the fact that she killed Bob.
** Alice [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regrets]] killing Bob, and she's writing the story to vent.
** Alice [[IShouldWriteABookAboutThis tends to write books based on her experiences]].
** Alice is trying to invoke CriminalMindGames.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice does a heroic act -- such as rescuing Bob -- and writes a story about it.
** Alice gets inspiration for a crime from a fictional work.
* '''Subverted''': Alice is initially suspected of killing Bob, but the fact that she recently wrote a book about someone being murdered is simply a coincidence.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Or that's her alibi, at least.
* '''Parodied''': Alice [[PokeThePoodle pokes the poodle]] and proceeds to write a story about it while [[EvilGloating gloating about how evil she is]].
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice never commits crimes, or writes any stories based on them.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Why do fictional murderers write a story about the murder they just committed? Are they ''trying'' to get caught?"
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Back to WritingAboutYourCrime
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
