LonCon3 #27: There Are No New Stories, But…

Panellists: John Hornor JacobsLaura LamPierre PevelJon WallaceKari Sperring
originality is dead or is it it?

What are some of the characters and narratives we’ve seen enough of? Is it time for the assassin with the heart of gold to take a break? Should the farmer keep farming and stop exchanging his rake for a broadsword? Could the squabbling will-they-won’t-they couple just get a room already? More generally, why are tropes used, and what are their structural, stylistic and political implications?

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Source: http://literaryames.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/loncon3-27-there-are-no-new-stories-but