M.C.Foster
 Fantasy fiction exploring worlds of adventure, danger, faith and beauty
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Again, in line with what I've seen from other indie fantasy authors, I'm creating trope maps for my Stones of the Kingdom fantasy book series. I've now created one for Moonlady Falls, the second book in this high fantasy series. Creating a trope map is, in theory, quite simple. One takes the cover image, pops it onto a background with a suitable colour, add a few wiggly arrows then add the tropes that the novel contains. So yes, the mechanics of creating a trope map for a fan

For a little while now, I've seen other fantasy authors produce trope maps for their books, old and new. I thought that these looked rather nice, so I thought that I'd give it a go. The thing is, I don't and didn't look at "What tropes are popular on Bootok/Booktube/Bookstagram right now?" When I started writing, there was no such thing as Booktok. I started with some characters who fascinated me and gave them an adventure... and let the plot unfold. It would take another

The line separating fantasy tropes, fantasy clichés and archetypes is a fine one. One person’s beloved trope may be someone else’s hated...