Who Needs an MFA When You Have This Literary Fiction Trope Checklist?

Writing literary fiction stories? Forget what you’ve learned about complex characters and earned endings. What you really need is to include the required tropes. To help you out, we’ve created this handy checklist. Literary Fiction Trope Checklist _____ 1. Starts with character waking up _____ 2. Starts with character looking out of window, describing scenery […] The post Who Needs an MFA When You Have This Literary Fiction Trope Checklist? appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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