Rachel Armstrong

16/7/2019 8 Comments

Trope Tuesday - Secret Baby

Welcome to Trope Tuesday - Secret Baby!

Secret baby is a popular trope in romance and often seen in the titles of the Mills & Boon range. Basically, there is a baby or child that your hero doesn't know he has until the heroine shows up announcing he's a daddy.

Storylines using this trope generally consist of the hero and heroine reconciling whatever differences lead to their separation and falling in love all over again on their way to becoming a family.

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25/6/2019 4 Comments

Trope Tuesday - Time Travel

Welcome to Trope Tuesday - Time Travel!

Time travel is a fantasy or science fiction trope in which the character travels outside of their time. This trope is more commonly seen in science fiction novels, however it can be used across genre to give your story a fantasy twist.

I haven't read many time travel books, but I think it can be an interesting trope to use when you want to try something different or take 'fish out of water' to a whole new level.

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21/5/2019 6 Comments

Trope Tuesday - Enemies to Lovers

Welcome to Trope Tuesday, where I discuss my favourite and other popular tropes of romance fiction.

Tropes are important to identify in novels as they determine what you, as a reader, enjoy reading and therefore, how you, as a writer, can sell your book.

This week, I'm looking at a very popular trope Enemies to Lovers, where two people who do not initially get along find themselves falling in love.

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26/3/2019 5 Comments

Trope Tuesday - Marriage of Convenience

Welcome to Trope Tuesday - Marriage of Convenience!

Basically, this trope consists of your hero and heroine marrying for some other purpose before they actually fall in love. Not only is this common in many historical novels given the culture of the time period, it is also regularly used in contemporary romance as well.

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5/3/2019 5 Comments

Trope Tuesday - Friends to Lovers

Welcome to Trope Tuesday and one of my favourite tropes, Friends to Lovers!

This trope is self-explanatory - your hero and heroine are friends first before forming a deeper romantic relationship.

I love this trope, however, I understand that a lot of people don't like it at all! Friends should stay friends, they say. Do not cross that line. But for me, I love Friends to Lovers as what can be more beautiful than falling in love with someone who already knows you, and you know, so well?

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8/1/2019 19 Comments

Trope Tuesday - Best Friend's Sibling

Welcome to the first official Trope Tuesday, where I discuss different tropes and what makes them work. This week, we're looking at one of my favourite tropes and one I've often used - Best Friend's Sibling.

Best Friend's Sibling is self-explanatory, where the hero and heroine of your romance novel are connected through one of their siblings. The hero's best friend's little sister is a very common variation of this, but so is the heroine's best friend's brother.

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4/12/2018 3 Comments

Trope Tuesday - Christmas

Welcome to my first Trope Tuesday! I love talking tropes, analysing what makes them work, not work, and mixing them up to create interesting and different stories. Tropes are popular with readers as they make books identifiable. A reader can easily recognise the conflict and know whether it's something they wish to read or not. We are all attracted to certain tropes and over the next year, I'm going to start my new blog thread, 'Trope Tuesday', to discuss all different types of tropes. As a teaser to start off though, I'm going to explore the trope 'Christmas'!

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Rachel is a writer of romantic fiction who enjoys discussing tropes. This blog thread will focus on identifying different tropes of romance fiction, as well as other crime, thriller, and fantasy tropes. Rachel will share her thoughts on each trope, discuss their vital elements, and discuss books featuring each trope.

Rachel's favourite tropes are Best Friend's Sibling, Friends to Lovers, Reunion, and Royalty.

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