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Are these tropes exhaustive? AKA, do you think it's possible to write something with an entirely new "trope"?

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eastallegheny Since: Mar, 2014
#1: Nov 9th 2023 at 4:49:25 AM

I'll admit that I'm a writer, and I read this site all the time. I'm sitting here wondering if it's even possible to write something that doesn't fall under one trope or another. I mean, when fiction first began, everything was new and novel and revolutionary, right? But now, it's like... every work that comes out can be categorized and organized into the tropes contained within. So my question is... is there anything new under the sun, do you think?

And to be clear, I know that there are not really any new plots to be conceived of haha. Just potentially new spins on what are essentially the same [small amount of] existing plots. I'm just wondering if it's even possible to come up with a story or a spin on a story that could create a new trope.

Secretly (not so secretly) I dream of coming up with a work that births a brand new trope lol.

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#2: Nov 9th 2023 at 10:12:29 AM

I mean, Trope Makers exist for a reason. It's not really a "trope" unless it becomes a pattern that catches on, but theoretically you can easily write a story with a unique element that other people think is cool and decide to use for their stories which then becomes a trope.

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MorganWick (Elder Troper)
#3: Nov 10th 2023 at 12:35:00 AM

Also, new technologies and social movements can create new opportunities for new tropes all the time.

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