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
