😠❌ How NOT to flip a trope (I'm breaking it down!)


Hi Reader!

Greetings from subzero Colorado, where breathing feels like inhaling a Halls drop!

When your weather forecast says today's high is going to be a negative temperature (yes, in Fahrenheit!), you get real thankful for warm houses and work-from-home jobs. 🥶🖥️😅

Luckily, I'm a romance book lover, and those are always sure to warm me up.

Get your mind out of the gutter! Not like that. (Well, okay, yes 💋 like that, but ALSO because happy endings are just so darn fulfilling. 🥰)

And if you too are a romance book lover who also writes romance, 👇 you should definitely sign up for the Writing Romance Mastery Summit!

🤫 It officially starts next Monday, but you can get early access and binge the sessions right now when you upgrade to the All Access Pass after registering for your free ticket. 🤓💝

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😠❌ How NOT to flip a trope

My session goes live (for free ticketholders) next Wednesday, January 29th, and whooo boy is it a fun one!

I get REAL honest about the things readers despise—when "flipping" a trope, specifically—and how you can fully avoid pissing off your readers when you're drafting your story.

🤔 So what the heck is "flipping" a trope?

I talk about that ☝️ in the interview too. Registration to attend the full event is totally free. The only catch is that you will only have 24 hours to watch each day's videos before they expire.

The conference officially starts next Monday, January 27th but you can skip the line...

🔑 When you upgrade to the limited-time-price $67 pass (just after registration), you will unlock...

📆 IMMEDIATE (early) access to ALL sessions (including mine, which doesn't air for free tickets until next Wednesday morning!)

💻 Ongoing access to the replays (no expiration!)

🎁 A whole slew of goodies to help you master writing romance novels

I'm also giving away a BRAND NEW free download to attendees of the WRM summit. Free or paid ticket... doesn't matter! If you have a ticket, you can get this new checklist for FREE.

In the pdf, I give you 9 questions to ask yourself before you commit to flipping a trope in your story. You can download the pdf workbook from the link under my session video. (If you have the All Access Pass, that means you can download the pdf right now.)

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I have a LOT of events coming up, so this is going to be a busy week for emails. So if you are at all interested in seeing my session at Writing Romance Mastery and learning how NOT to piss off your readers.

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GET YOUR FREE TICKET HERE RIGHT NOW!!

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Sue Brown-Moore

Story Revision Coach for writers of character-driven fiction

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Sue Brown-Moore

The heart of your story is in the hero's growth as a person. Learn how to start plotting the RIGHT story from your very first draft by digging deep into WHAT is holding your protagonist back and WHY they choose to become their best self. Sue's techniques break down storytelling in simple, intuitive ways that traditional writing methods often muddy. Stop wasting time spinning your creative wheels and start writing stories readers will remember... WITHOUT having to rewrite the story a million times.

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