Trope maps!

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 post to describe my writing process, but I'll save that for another day. The thing is, I had to sit down and think hard about what tropes my fantasy fiction novels contain. What elements do and don't count as tropes? For example, does a red-haired archer hero count as a trope? Does something count as a trope if it only makes a token appearance rather than being a key plot element?

Anyway, after much thought and head-scratching, I've come up with a trope map for the first book in the Stones of the Kingdom series: Falcon Pass. More to come later!