Twisting Tropes to Amplify Your Voice–Brooding YA Hero(‘s creator, Carrie Ann DiRisio)

In this class, author and creator of BroodingYAHero, Carrie Ann DiRisio will guide you through a unique way to add creativity to your writing. Tropes, (for example, the evil stepmother, or “friends to lovers” are the building blocks of stories. Using too many of them could produce a boring story, but with just the right blend of tropes and your own personal creativity, you’ll create a tale that engages the reader! Learn: the difference between common and problematic tropes, how to subvert, deconstruct, and avert tropes, and gain examples of works that used tropes to their advantage. Carrie will explain how knowing the tropes associated with the brooding hero allowed her to create the parody character adored by thousands, and the way she uses tropes as tools in her writing.