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* YouNoTakeCandle: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/languages-continued/ Languages, continued]] rant, Limyaael discusses how to show a character is not speaking their native language without making their grammatical errors over-the-top or annoying. 0Limyaael argues that including a ton of grammar mistakes is hard-to-read, and is PaintingTheMedium in a way that just annoys the reader.
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* YouNoTakeCandle: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/languages-continued/ Languages, continued]] rant, rant. Limyaael discusses how to show a character is not speaking their native language without making their grammatical errors over-the-top or annoying. 0Limyaael Limyaael argues that including a ton of grammar mistakes is hard-to-read, and is it's PaintingTheMedium in a way that just annoys the reader.reader and draws them out of the story.
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* ArrangedMarriage: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/437418.html On escaping the arranged marriage trap]]. All of the angst and drama surrounding such a thing have been done to death, according to her. This is usually because the object of the arranged marriage is a one-dimensional {{Jerkass}} or otherwise not the hero's LoveInterest. Limyaael argues that people marry for things besides love all the time, and that playing up the pragmatism or power involved could be a better angle to go with.
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* ArrangedMarriage: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/437418.html On escaping the arranged marriage trap]]. All of the angst and drama surrounding such a thing have has been done to death, according to her. This is usually because the object of the arranged marriage is a one-dimensional {{Jerkass}} or otherwise not the hero's LoveInterest. Limyaael argues that people marry for things besides love all the time, and that playing up the pragmatism or power involved could be a better angle to go with.
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* SweetAndSourGrapes: Discouraged. Limyaael says that if an author is going to give the hero a SadisticChoice, or make him have to make a FriendOrIdolDecision, then the author should make the consequences stick and resist the temptation to hit the ResetButton. Otherwise, the hero basically didn't choose anything, and the drama around it meant nothing at all.
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: A large part of the [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/353138.html transition rant]] is how to do this effectively. Limyaael compares it to characters transitioning between a chapter and/or a book like characters on the ocean finding an island to rest on -- the characters might be in a bad spot, but there's no immediate danger. That way,] the audience can get some relief over the fact that the situation may not be ideal, but at least it's not awful.
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: A large part of the [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/353138.html transition rant]] is how to do this effectively. Limyaael compares it to characters transitioning between a chapter and/or a book like characters on the ocean finding an island to rest on -- the characters might be in a bad spot, but there's no immediate danger. That way,] way, the audience can get some relief over the fact that the situation may not be ideal, but at least it's not awful.
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* HollywoodTactics: Limyaael advises that you shouldn't base your characters' military tactics on what you see in movies, noting that the charge of the Rohirrim in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'' should have led to them getting slaughtered by the orcs' spears. She does suggest these sort of tactics could be used for someone who is supposed to be a GeneralFailure in story.
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* HollywoodTactics: Limyaael advises that you shouldn't base your characters' military tactics on what you see in movies, noting that the charge of the Rohirrim in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'' should have led to them getting slaughtered by the orcs' spears. She does suggest these sort of tactics could be used for someone who is supposed to be a GeneralFailure in story.story as a way to show that they're really bad at their job, however.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: One of Limyaael's pet peeves.peeves is authors not having their characters just ''talk'' to each other to solve a problem. Instead, they'll deflect, rephrase, hide the truth, or otherwise come up with any contrived reason not to just tell the other person the one thing that would really help in any given situation. Limyaael argues that this is the author trying to set up a twist, when all it's really doing is showing the invisible hand of the author in a way that pulls her out of the story.
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* FinalSpeech: Discouraged, since in real life people will usually either be killed/incapacitated too quickly by a deadly wound or be in too much pain (in the case of ones that don't kill quickly) to give a long final speech.
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* FinalSpeech: Discouraged, since in real life people will usually either be killed/incapacitated too quickly by a deadly wound or to give a long speech. Even if they aren't, any wound that's going to be fatal means the victim will be in too much pain (in the case to do a lot of ones that don't kill quickly) to give a long final speech.talking.
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* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Limyaael's rant on D&D gameplay mechanics has her claiming that while many of those rules made perfect sense ''in a gaming environment'', they don't translate well into a narrative environment, if at all.
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* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Limyaael's rant on [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D gameplay mechanics mechanics]] has her claiming that while many of those rules made make perfect sense ''in in a gaming environment'', environment, they don't translate well into a narrative environment, if at all.all. As such, her rant says that it's best to just leave the gameplay mechanics out, whenever possible.
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* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Limyaael argues against the idea. While conceding that characters expressing this sentiment to another character to cheer them up or comfort them is fine, if an author constantly makes it so that the protagonist's failures have no consequence ("It doesn't matter that you couldn't/didn't save him from the housefire, he would have died that day from Lethal Disease #9567 anyway!"), the story loses realism and depth.
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* YouDidEverythingYouCould: Limyaael argues against the idea. While conceding Limyaael says that characters a character expressing this sentiment to another character to cheer them up or comfort them is fine, especially if that's used to grow a dynamic between the comforter and comfortee. But if an author constantly makes it so that the protagonist's failures have no consequence ("It doesn't matter that you couldn't/didn't save him from the housefire, he would have died that day from Lethal Disease #9567 anyway!"), the story loses realism and depth.depth, and exists just as a way to prevent the hero from suffering any consequences.
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* SaidBookism: Discussed in the third grammar rant above. She especially has a problem with tags that don't make sense, like "smiled" and "nodded".
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* AnAdventurerIsYou: {{Averted|Trope}} with the [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/266114.html rant on D&D stereotypes]].
* AnachronicOrder: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/357919.html Non-linear narrative rant]].
* {{Animorphism}} and {{Shapeshifting}}: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/288509.html Shapeshifters]], [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/290393.html shapeshifter societies]] and [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/47942.html blurring the distinction between the "human" part and the "animal part"]].
* AntiVillain: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/551157.html Non-villain rant]].
* {{Anvilicious}}: Aversion: [[https://limyaael.livejournal.com/329800.html Weaving in messages without being obnoxious]] [[invoked]].
* ArrangedMarriage: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/437418.html On escaping the arranged marriage trap]].
* AuthorAvatar: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/450374.html Putting non-obvious bits of yourself in the story/characters]].
* AutomatonHorses: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/death-weapons/ Death and weapons]], point 2.
* SoYouWantTo/AvoidWritingAMarySue: Many of her rants are devoted to this.
* BondCreatures: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/180365.html Telcom rant]].
* BuryYourGays: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/gay-lesbian-characters/ Gay and lesbian characters,]] point 2.
* AnachronicOrder: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/357919.html Non-linear narrative rant]].
* {{Animorphism}} and {{Shapeshifting}}: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/288509.html Shapeshifters]], [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/290393.html shapeshifter societies]] and [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/47942.html blurring the distinction between the "human" part and the "animal part"]].
* AntiVillain: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/551157.html Non-villain rant]].
* {{Anvilicious}}: Aversion: [[https://limyaael.livejournal.com/329800.html Weaving in messages without being obnoxious]] [[invoked]].
* ArrangedMarriage: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/437418.html On escaping the arranged marriage trap]].
* AuthorAvatar: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/450374.html Putting non-obvious bits of yourself in the story/characters]].
* AutomatonHorses: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/death-weapons/ Death and weapons]], point 2.
* SoYouWantTo/AvoidWritingAMarySue: Many of her rants are devoted to this.
* BondCreatures: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/180365.html Telcom rant]].
* BuryYourGays: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/gay-lesbian-characters/ Gay and lesbian characters,]] point 2.
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* CentralTheme: Point 1 of the [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/making-a-true-stand-alone-novel/ stand-alone novel]] rant.
* CleanCut: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/death-weapons/ Death and weapons]], points 4 and 5.
* ComingOfAgeStory [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/heros-childhood/ Hero's childhood]].
* ConflictingLoyalties: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/putting-characters-through-hell/ Putting characters through hell]], point 6.
* ConLang: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/conlangs Conlangs]].
* CreatorsPet: She refers to them as [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/author%27s%20darlings Author's Darlings]] [[invoked]].
* CrypticBackgroundReference: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/539688.html Casual worldbuilding]].
* CynicismCatalyst: The fifth point in [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/balancing-cynicism/ Balancing cynicism.]] is about this.
* DeathTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/179073.html Death rant]].
* DeusAngstMachina: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/200469.html Rant on abuse of abused characters]].
* DiabolusExMachina: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/499234.html Raining shit on the story and not letting it stink]].
* {{Doorstopper}}: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/maintaining-very-long-novels/ Maintaining very long novels]] and [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/long-high-fantasy/ Long high fantasy]].
* DreamTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/172176.html Dream rant]].
* EasyAmnesia: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/322254.html Rant on amnesia/amnesiac characters]].
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/451084.html Rant on elemental magic]].
* EvilOverlord: Aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/310509.html Rant on creating non-Dark Lord villains]].
* SugarWiki/FavoriteTrope: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/345476.html Several rants]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/383804.html on what she]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/408614.html thinks would]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/468736.html be really cool]].[[invoked]].
* FatalFlaw: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/putting-characters-through-hell/ Putting characters through hell]].
* FateAndProphecyTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/132132.html Destiny and prophecies rant]].
* CleanCut: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/death-weapons/ Death and weapons]], points 4 and 5.
* ComingOfAgeStory [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/heros-childhood/ Hero's childhood]].
* ConflictingLoyalties: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/putting-characters-through-hell/ Putting characters through hell]], point 6.
* ConLang: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/conlangs Conlangs]].
* CreatorsPet: She refers to them as [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/author%27s%20darlings Author's Darlings]] [[invoked]].
* CrypticBackgroundReference: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/539688.html Casual worldbuilding]].
* CynicismCatalyst: The fifth point in [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/balancing-cynicism/ Balancing cynicism.]] is about this.
* DeathTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/179073.html Death rant]].
* DeusAngstMachina: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/200469.html Rant on abuse of abused characters]].
* DiabolusExMachina: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/499234.html Raining shit on the story and not letting it stink]].
* {{Doorstopper}}: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/maintaining-very-long-novels/ Maintaining very long novels]] and [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/long-high-fantasy/ Long high fantasy]].
* DreamTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/172176.html Dream rant]].
* EasyAmnesia: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/322254.html Rant on amnesia/amnesiac characters]].
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/451084.html Rant on elemental magic]].
* EvilOverlord: Aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/310509.html Rant on creating non-Dark Lord villains]].
* SugarWiki/FavoriteTrope: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/345476.html Several rants]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/383804.html on what she]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/408614.html thinks would]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/468736.html be really cool]].[[invoked]].
* FatalFlaw: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/putting-characters-through-hell/ Putting characters through hell]].
* FateAndProphecyTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/132132.html Destiny and prophecies rant]].
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* HalfHumanHybrid: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/152437.html Half-breed heroes]].
* HappinessInSlavery: Limyaael warns against portraying this in the [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/300814.html Rant on slavery]].
* AHeroIsBorn: Recommended against in the [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/heros-childhood/ Hero's childhood]] rant, point 3.
* HappinessInSlavery: Limyaael warns against portraying this in the [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/300814.html Rant on slavery]].
* AHeroIsBorn: Recommended against in the [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/heros-childhood/ Hero's childhood]] rant, point 3.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/570326.html Rant on whores]].
* IdiotBall: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/213893.html And are your characters sane today?]]; also, [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/210353.html Stupid plots rant - Last Herald-Mage spoilers]].
* IdiotPlot: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/441094.html Idiot plots, and how to avoid them]] [[invoked]].
* IKEAErotica: [[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/427383.html#cutid1 If it’s just Tab A and Slot B, there's a problem]].
* IneffectualLoner: aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/421560.html Making convincing loner characters]].
* InfoDump: aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/186438.html Avoiding infodumps]].
* IdiotBall: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/213893.html And are your characters sane today?]]; also, [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/210353.html Stupid plots rant - Last Herald-Mage spoilers]].
* IdiotPlot: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/441094.html Idiot plots, and how to avoid them]] [[invoked]].
* IKEAErotica: [[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/427383.html#cutid1 If it’s just Tab A and Slot B, there's a problem]].
* IneffectualLoner: aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/421560.html Making convincing loner characters]].
* InfoDump: aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/186438.html Avoiding infodumps]].
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* KudzuPlot: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/handling-byzantine-plots/ Handling Byzantine plots.]]
* KillTheOnesYouLove: The last point/suggestion in [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/putting-characters-through-hell/ Putting characters through hell]].
* KnightInSourArmor: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/balancing-cynicism/ Balancing cynicism]], which encourages these characters as opposed to the [[NonActionSnarker typical fantasy cynics.]]
* LaResistance: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/182857.html Secret groups rant]], which is mostly limited to resistance groups.
* LoveAtFirstSight: {{Averted}} with the rant on [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/345153.html Non-bickering, non-love at first sight relationships]].
* LoveTriangle: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/482880.html What it takes to make Limyaael love a love triangle]] ([[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary specifically]], TriangRelations Type 7b).
* MagicAIsMagicA: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/413306.html Limitations on magic rant]].
* MagicAndPowers: [[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/tag/worldbuilding:+magic Magic rants]].
* {{Mentors}}: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/554442.html Mentor rant]].
* MedievalEuropeanFantasy:
** [[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/tag/worldbuilding:+medieval Medieval societies]].
** Aversions: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/273684.html On stepping out of medieval fantasy parts one]].[[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/275089.html and two]].
* MedievalStasis: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/463451.html Keeping static worlds plausible]].
* MindlinkMates: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/180565.html One of Limyaael's most hated tropes]].
* KillTheOnesYouLove: The last point/suggestion in [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/putting-characters-through-hell/ Putting characters through hell]].
* KnightInSourArmor: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/balancing-cynicism/ Balancing cynicism]], which encourages these characters as opposed to the [[NonActionSnarker typical fantasy cynics.]]
* LaResistance: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/182857.html Secret groups rant]], which is mostly limited to resistance groups.
* LoveAtFirstSight: {{Averted}} with the rant on [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/345153.html Non-bickering, non-love at first sight relationships]].
* LoveTriangle: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/482880.html What it takes to make Limyaael love a love triangle]] ([[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourVocabulary specifically]], TriangRelations Type 7b).
* MagicAIsMagicA: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/413306.html Limitations on magic rant]].
* MagicAndPowers: [[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/tag/worldbuilding:+magic Magic rants]].
* {{Mentors}}: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/554442.html Mentor rant]].
* MedievalEuropeanFantasy:
** [[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/tag/worldbuilding:+medieval Medieval societies]].
** Aversions: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/273684.html On stepping out of medieval fantasy parts one]].[[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/275089.html and two]].
* MedievalStasis: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/463451.html Keeping static worlds plausible]].
* MindlinkMates: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/180565.html One of Limyaael's most hated tropes]].
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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/304066.html Demon rant]].
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/134532.html Rant on dragons]].
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/137511.html The Dwarves' Turn]].
* OurElvesAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/136885.html Why Are Elves Always This Way?]] (also covers CantArgueWithElves).
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/298366.html Ghost rant]].
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/293983.html Vampire rant]].
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/452888.html Rant on non-angsty werewolves]].
* ParodyTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/155678.html Parody fantasy]].
* PetPeeveTrope: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/stupid%20clichés%20rants Stupid cliché rants]] [[invoked]].
* PhysicalGod: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/443419.html Beings of extreme power rant]].
* PsychicPower: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/361455.html Psychic powers rant]].
* PointOfView: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/viewpoint%20rants Viewpoint rants]].
** [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/183735.html Problems and Promises of First-Person Fantasy]].
* QueerAsTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/214314.html Rant on gay and lesbian characters in fantasy]].
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/134532.html Rant on dragons]].
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/137511.html The Dwarves' Turn]].
* OurElvesAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/136885.html Why Are Elves Always This Way?]] (also covers CantArgueWithElves).
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/298366.html Ghost rant]].
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/293983.html Vampire rant]].
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/452888.html Rant on non-angsty werewolves]].
* ParodyTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/155678.html Parody fantasy]].
* PetPeeveTrope: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/stupid%20clichés%20rants Stupid cliché rants]] [[invoked]].
* PhysicalGod: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/443419.html Beings of extreme power rant]].
* PsychicPower: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/361455.html Psychic powers rant]].
* PointOfView: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/viewpoint%20rants Viewpoint rants]].
** [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/183735.html Problems and Promises of First-Person Fantasy]].
* QueerAsTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/214314.html Rant on gay and lesbian characters in fantasy]].
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* {{Realism}}: Pick a rant, any rant, and odds are it's about adding more realism.
* RefusalOfTheCall: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/466351.html Making good reluctant heroes]].
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/173744.html Several]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/174456.html rants]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/175234.html on]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/176379.html grammar]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/159641.html and words]].
* SadisticChoice: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/putting-characters-through-hell/ Putting characters through hell]], point 6.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: [[https://limyaael.livejournal.com/377262.html Designated Love Interest rant]] (not to be confused with the trope ''we'' know by that name).
* SaveBothWorlds: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/456043.html Rant on juxtaposed worlds]].
* ScienceFantasy: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/577404.html Science fiction and fantasy hybrids]].
* SciFiGhetto: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/30956.html Why I get impatient with clichéd fantasy]]. <-- Limyaael's original rant. [[invoked]]
* SexTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/178737.html Sex in fantasy novels]].
* RefusalOfTheCall: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/466351.html Making good reluctant heroes]].
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/173744.html Several]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/174456.html rants]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/175234.html on]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/176379.html grammar]] [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/159641.html and words]].
* SadisticChoice: [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/putting-characters-through-hell/ Putting characters through hell]], point 6.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: [[https://limyaael.livejournal.com/377262.html Designated Love Interest rant]] (not to be confused with the trope ''we'' know by that name).
* SaveBothWorlds: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/456043.html Rant on juxtaposed worlds]].
* ScienceFantasy: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/577404.html Science fiction and fantasy hybrids]].
* SciFiGhetto: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/30956.html Why I get impatient with clichéd fantasy]]. <-- Limyaael's original rant. [[invoked]]
* SexTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/178737.html Sex in fantasy novels]].
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* SlapSlapKiss: Averted-[[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/345153.html Non-bickering, non-love at first sight relationships]].
* SociopathicHero: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/465392.html Rant on creating likable bastard characters]]; [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/420559.html Rant on sociopathic characters]].
* StandardFantasySetting: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/181634.html On escaping Tolkien clichés]].
* TakeThat: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/302111.html Fantasy of excess: Rant on Jordan and Goodkind]].
* TheEmpire: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/387736.html Writing empires part one]][[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/388795.html and two]].
* TheRunaway: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/158741.html Fantasy teenage runaways]].
* ThirdActStupidity: The fourth point of the [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/handling-byzantine-plots/ Handling Byzantine plots]] rant is specifically about this in regards to villains who were originally TheChessmaster but are dumbed down to let the heroes win.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/486481.html Writing a psychotic viewpoint character]].
* TrueCompanions: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/406860.html Rant on friendships]].
* TrueNeutral: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/457449.html Neutral character rant]] [[invoked]].
* TVGenius: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/405720.html Rant on genius characters]].
* TwinTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/467940.html Twins rant]].
* UnreliableNarrator: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/442378.html Showing your viewpoint character as not 100% correct]].
* UrbanFantasy: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/177827.html On urban fantasy]].
* {{Wangst}}: Aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/rants%20on%20angst Rants on angst]] [[invoked]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/510750.html Subplot rant]], point 3.
* WingedHumanoid: [[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/509267.html Rant on winged humanoids]].
* YouNoTakeCandle: In point 5 of the [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/languages-continued/ Languages, continued]] rant, Limyaael discusses how to show a character is not speaking their native language without making their grammatical errors over-the-top or annoying.
* SociopathicHero: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/465392.html Rant on creating likable bastard characters]]; [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/420559.html Rant on sociopathic characters]].
* StandardFantasySetting: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/181634.html On escaping Tolkien clichés]].
* TakeThat: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/302111.html Fantasy of excess: Rant on Jordan and Goodkind]].
* TheEmpire: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/387736.html Writing empires part one]][[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/388795.html and two]].
* TheRunaway: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/158741.html Fantasy teenage runaways]].
* ThirdActStupidity: The fourth point of the [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/handling-byzantine-plots/ Handling Byzantine plots]] rant is specifically about this in regards to villains who were originally TheChessmaster but are dumbed down to let the heroes win.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/486481.html Writing a psychotic viewpoint character]].
* TrueCompanions: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/406860.html Rant on friendships]].
* TrueNeutral: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/457449.html Neutral character rant]] [[invoked]].
* TVGenius: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/405720.html Rant on genius characters]].
* TwinTropes: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/467940.html Twins rant]].
* UnreliableNarrator: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/442378.html Showing your viewpoint character as not 100% correct]].
* UrbanFantasy: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/177827.html On urban fantasy]].
* {{Wangst}}: Aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/tag/rants%20on%20angst Rants on angst]] [[invoked]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/510750.html Subplot rant]], point 3.
* WingedHumanoid: [[http://limyaael.insanejournal.com/509267.html Rant on winged humanoids]].
* YouNoTakeCandle: In point 5 of the [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/languages-continued/ Languages, continued]] rant, Limyaael discusses how to show a character is not speaking their native language without making their grammatical errors over-the-top or annoying.
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* BerserkButton: Nothing will get Limyaael into rant mode faster than lazy and unoriginal writing.
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* LemonyNarrator: Limyaael has a very breezy and snarky writing style.
* {{NOT}}: Usually in the form of: "That's totally original. Only not."
* {{Portmanteau}}: "Telcoms", for "telepathic companion".
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: She's on the cynical end.
* {{NOT}}: Usually in the form of: "That's totally original. Only not."
* {{Portmanteau}}: "Telcoms", for "telepathic companion".
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: She's on the cynical end.
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* TheAmazon: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/167123.html Sounds of the jungle]].
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* DecadentCourt: Discussed in [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/handling-byzantine-plots/ Handling Byzantine plots.]] In particular, how a lot of authors [[ShowDontTell say their courts are this way]], but don't really back it up. She considers it a FavoriteTrope of hers when done properly.
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* DecadentCourt: Discussed in [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/handling-byzantine-plots/ Handling Byzantine plots.]] In particular, how a lot of authors [[ShowDontTell say their courts are this way]], but don't really back it up. She considers it a FavoriteTrope SugarWiki/FavoriteTrope of hers when done properly.
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* DeadlyDecadentCourt: Discussed in [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/handling-byzantine-plots/ Handling Byzantine plots.]] In particular, how a lot of authors [[ShowDontTell say their courts are this way]], but don't really back it up. She considers it a FavoriteTrope of hers when done properly.
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* DeadlyDecadentCourt: DecadentCourt: Discussed in [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/handling-byzantine-plots/ Handling Byzantine plots.]] In particular, how a lot of authors [[ShowDontTell say their courts are this way]], but don't really back it up. She considers it a FavoriteTrope of hers when done properly.
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* ShowDontTell: Limyaael talks about how most [[DeadlyDecadentCourt Deadly Decadent Courts]] {{Decadent Court}}s are really not that dangerous and just consist of idiots spouting cliched dialogue, it's just the the author is constantly telling us how subtle and dangerous everyone is.
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* TailSlap: When discussing dragons, Limyaael notes that the whip of a crocodile's tail packs enough brute force to kill an average human being. So what would a dragon's tail do? "Probably ''not'' cause light wounds."]
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* TailSlap: When discussing dragons, Limyaael notes that the whip of a crocodile's tail packs enough brute force to kill an average human being. So what would a dragon's tail do? "Probably ''not'' cause light wounds."]"
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* TVGenius [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/405720.html Rant on genius characters]].
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* TVGenius TVGenius: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/405720.html Rant on genius characters]].
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* OurElvesAreBetter: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/136885.html Why Are Elves Always This Way?]] (also covers CantArgueWithElves).
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* RapeAndSwitch: She criticizes the portrayal of women having become lesbian due to being raped in both her [[https://limyaael.livejournal.com/178080.html feminist fantasy]] and [[https://limyaael.livejournal.com/214314.html gay characters]] rants.
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* BondCreatures: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/180365.html Telcom rant]].]
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* CampGay: Criticized in point 4 of [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/gay-lesbian-characters/ Gay and lesbian charcaters]], in particular how gay characters are always portrayed as being interested in fashion even when it is impractical or doesn't make sense given the setting.
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* CampGay: Criticized in point 4 of [[https://curiosityquills.com/limyaael/gay-lesbian-characters/ Gay and lesbian charcaters]], characters]], in particular how gay characters are always portrayed as being interested in fashion even when it is impractical or doesn't make sense given the setting.
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* FinalBattle: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/149083.html The final battle]].
** aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/149698.html There are other ways to end a fantasy book than battle]].
** aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/149698.html There are other ways to end a fantasy book than battle]].
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* FeministFantasy: [[https://limyaael.livejournal.com/178080.html Feminist fantasy rant]]. Although she considers herself a feminist, Limyaael critiques tropes she sees in a lot of these, such as portraying woman as inherently [[WomenAreWiser smarter]], [[CloserToEarth more virtuous]] and even [[{{Matriarchy}} them ruling]] as ideal. Limyaael particularly dislikes those which (ironically enough, given feminist criticism of this) use RapeTropes poorly, overusing she thinks RapeAsDrama, ChildByRape, using RapeAndSwitch at all, MadonnaWhoreComplex and BattleOfTheSexes. In general, she thinks these give feminism a bad name, and fall into [[StopBeingStereotypical unfortunate stereotypes]] [[DoesNotLikeMen of feminists]] that such works perpetuate.
* FinalBattle: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/149083.html The finalbattle]].
**battle]], and the aversion: [[http://limyaael.livejournal.com/149698.html There are other ways to end a fantasy book than battle]].
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* GayAesop: In point 7 of her rant on [[https://limyaael.livejournal.com/214314.html gay and lesbian characters]], she advises against writing "gay message fantasy", largely because it's frequently quite heavy-handed. She feels this increases the distance between LGBT and straight characters mostly, with a better way being to simply portray them as people like everyone else, not focusing too much on their sexual orientations or having problems so much about that. She admits however that Creator/MercedesLackey (who's criticized for this in her rant) was progressive to write pro-LGBT stories ''at all'' in the 1980s/early 1990s.
* {{Gayngst}}: She criticizes the overuse of this in point 2 of her [[https://limyaael.livejournal.com/214314.html Rant on gay and lesbian characters]], particularly when it makes little sense (or none) within the fantasy world (where same-sex relationships have been portrayed as mostly accepted, for instance). Limyaael finds it particularly annoying if the narrative goes ''out of its way'' to make many LGBT characters suffer, often [[BuryYourGays losing their lovers]] far more often than their straight counterparts for instance. Having them kill ''[[GayngstInducedSuicide themselves]]'' draws even more ire from her. She even notes that many societies with [[EveryoneIsBi bisexuality as the norm]] and have complete gender equality do not escape this either. Even ''then'' bisexual characters have to struggle.
* {{Gayngst}}: She criticizes the overuse of this in point 2 of her [[https://limyaael.livejournal.com/214314.html Rant on gay and lesbian characters]], particularly when it makes little sense (or none) within the fantasy world (where same-sex relationships have been portrayed as mostly accepted, for instance). Limyaael finds it particularly annoying if the narrative goes ''out of its way'' to make many LGBT characters suffer, often [[BuryYourGays losing their lovers]] far more often than their straight counterparts for instance. Having them kill ''[[GayngstInducedSuicide themselves]]'' draws even more ire from her. She even notes that many societies with [[EveryoneIsBi bisexuality as the norm]] and have complete gender equality do not escape this either. Even ''then'' bisexual characters have to struggle.
