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  • Jul. 25th, 2008 at 8:21 PM

 Well, that's what they call themselves, but they admit to having expanded their mission.

Go read about Applied Phlebotinum, things without Ontological Inertia, All Planets Are Earth LikeFreudian Excuse, God Save Us From The Queen, Orphans Plot Trinket, Gentle Giant, Threshold Guardians -- etc.

Have fun!  Giggle!  Swipe ideas!  (Sneak back to your manuscripts to edit out things without anyone else ever seeing them, but you don't have to admit it. 0:)

Updated:  Be sure to check out Dying like Animals for a cool extended metaphor.

Comments

[info]asakiyume wrote:
Jul. 26th, 2008 01:27 am (UTC)
I do love TV tropes--it's such a fun website, and you get lured ever deeper by the hyperlinks. And who can resist tropes with names like "ontological inertia"? (In which entry I was amused by all the spoilers being blotted out.)
[info]marycatelli wrote:
Jul. 26th, 2008 04:05 am (UTC)
:D

I hadn't heard the term "Freudian Excuse" but man, am I familiar with the trope.

One day, I will write a story. In it, five or six characters will all describe a formative traumatic event. It will be the same for all of them, and they will explain wildly different goals and character traits by it.