To Trope or Not to Trope

It’s Capricorn season, so dust off those perennial New Years writing resolutions and channel that ambitious Capricorn energy into a new story. But first, check out this episode featuring everything you need to know about ambitious characters—those morally gray go-getters and hardworking heroes who drive plot and give stakes to a story. Covering such topics as character agency, what to do once a character has achieved their goal, and the difference between being ambitious and having ambition, this episode will take your writing to the next level. Or, at the very least, it’ll tell you what a goat fish actually is. Disclaimer: We are in no way making a comment on actual Capricorns, nor are we talking about canonically Capricorn characters—we’re simply using Capricorn traits as a frame to talk about writing fictional characters. Have a trope you want us to talk about or a question about the episode? Email us at [email protected]!