In this one-of-a-kind resource, you’ll find more than a list of tropes or broad genre fiction advice.
The Romance Writer’s Encyclopedia Series breaks down our method for categorizing tropes into four types of framework tropes – Character Tropes, Situational Tropes, Setting Tropes, and Relational Tropes.
The Character Tropes Encyclopedia includes detailed entries on favorite romance tropes like Cowboys, Royalty, Law enforcement, and Athletes. And we didn’t forget popular modern tropes like Alpha Male, Cinnamon Roll, or The Grump!
But this is more than a trope list – it’s an encyclopedia!
Each encyclopedia entry includes an introduction to the trope itself, as well as information on why readers love the trope (including examination of what inner desire is being met by the trope), what expectations exist in the stories, common pitfalls that authors need to avoid, common characteristics and potential wounds.
Putting a cowboy hat on the cover of your book isn’t enough to have a Cowboy romance that readers will love – but we’ll tell you what will. And then we’ll do it for Pirates and Rockstars and Firefighters, too.
Romance Character Tropes is designed to be used at every stage of planning, writing, and publishing your books. If used effectively, it will help you write a romance that readers will love, but also help you market that book to get it into the hands of readers who will devour it.
We’ve studied thousands of books and movies, polled readers and studied the market to understand not just which Character Tropes work – but WHY they work. And knowing why they work means you can put them to work for you.
Harness the power of Character Tropes to make your book marketable, multi-dimensional, and satisfying, so readers will come back again and again.
My Review:
The concept behind this entire series is brilliant. But the execution is even better!
I can’t wait until the rest of the series is available. Each book breaks down romance tropes by themes: characters, storylines, settings, and relational.
What I love is their attention to detail. I’m a romance writer, reader, and overall addict, so you’d think I already knew all there was to know about romance tropes. But no!
The Romance Trope series will be one of those sources that give you information you didn’t realize you needed to know. In this particular book, the focus is on characters. They begin with an introduction to tropes and why they’re useful and tips on how to use them in marketing.
Then they break down a wide variety of character tropes: Lone wolf, Grump, Bodyguard, and Single parent, to name a few. Under each character entry, they explain what the trope is, why readers love it, reader expectations, common pitfalls, commonly paired tropes, potential wounds, and common traits.
See! I told you it was all the stuff you never knew you needed to know! If you’re a romance writer, I highly recommend it!
Christian Author: A.M. Heath 