Speaker:
Jennifer HiltWorkshop:
Romancing Your Tropes We all know tropes are important to writing romance. Heck, many of our readers ask for them by name, “Best friend’s little sister? I love those stories!” But are we using them as effectively as we can? After all, we know our readers love them, so why not wring every last bit of story juice out of them?
In this workshop, we’ll whip tropes into shape so your books become one-click material. We’ll talk about why tropes are essential, what separates them from cliches, and how we can use them in specific ways to create original stories that resonate with our readers. We’ll talk tropes and romance and have a pretty good time doing it!
Speaker Bio: Jennifer Hilt is a USA Today Bestselling author who has worked as a plotter and concept creator. She is author of The Trope Thesaurus who has written 24 books across four pen names. She has degrees in linguistics and literature. She lives in Seattle with her family and her canine fan club. She loves collecting dictionaries in unfamiliar languages, bingeing Scandi-Noir streaming series, and shouting out tropes from the comfort of her couch.