SCOTT CIRAKOVIC

Not long ago I was faced with someone at work who was determined that they were right despite the evidence. They had given my team a task that was impossible to achieve. My team, rightfully, told them that it could not be done and that a different team would have to complete it unless some o 'Hitting the bars will avail you little.' 'Bleedin town guard need ta learn some manners, lockin a hard workin man up without supper. An these blankets aren't gunna keep us warm. Sodden

As an author within the fantasy and sci-fi genres, one of the questions I often see posed in writing groups is how to avoid tropes.