@[email protected] to Ask [email protected]English • 1 year agoWhat is a bad writing trope you hate in fantasy fiction ?message-square167fedilinkarrow-up1129
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-21 year agoThrowing out peripeteia / anagnorisis would kind of ruin a massive portion of fictional literature.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoI’m not against it as a general rule, it’s just frustrating when it’s overused–ends up feeling like a deus ex machina thing.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoI think I generally agree. But it is like most the other things in the thread. The plot mechanic is fine when done well and bad when done poorly or as a cop out. So I think most of us just hate shitty storytelling.
Throwing out peripeteia / anagnorisis would kind of ruin a massive portion of fictional literature.
I’m not against it as a general rule, it’s just frustrating when it’s overused–ends up feeling like a deus ex machina thing.
I think I generally agree. But it is like most the other things in the thread. The plot mechanic is fine when done well and bad when done poorly or as a cop out.
So I think most of us just hate shitty storytelling.