TV Tropes is a fantastic site, collecting every story trope humanity has ever done, along with examples. If you've got a spare month or two (not a typo), I highly recommend heading over there. If you've never been, let me give you some tips on how to use the site.
1) Let it depress you. Start with some trope you're writing, say
air pirates. Follow the links to all the interesting, related tropes--especially ones you thought were original--like
cool-looking airships or the villain's
airborne ...
Published on May 13, 2011 05:49