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You are building a handle that can be used to pick up a concept and carry it around. If the title does not fit in a sentence, it isn't of much use. A title like [[Genre Blindness]] almost doesn't need an entry to carry the concept. If you can boil it down to a noun and an adjective, or even better ''just'' a noun or adjective, you've got winner. |
You are building a handle that can be used to pick up a concept and carry it around. If the title does not fit in a sentence, it isn't of much use. A title like [[Genre Blindness]] almost doesn't need an entry to carry the concept. If you can boil it down to a noun and an adjective, or even better ''just'' a noun or adjective, you've got winner. |
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See also [[Trope Namer Syndrome]] and [[Everything's Worse With Snowclones]]. |
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''For brainstorming on an idea, see the [[:Forum:Trope Talk|Trope Talk forum]] and the [[:Category:Trope Workshop|Trope Workshop]].'' |
''For brainstorming on an idea, see the [[:Forum:Trope Talk|Trope Talk forum]] and the [[:Category:Trope Workshop|Trope Workshop]].'' |
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You are building a handle that can be used to pick up a concept and carry it around. If the title does not fit in a sentence, it isn't of much use. A title like Genre Blindness almost doesn't need an entry to carry the concept. If you can boil it down to a noun and an adjective, or even better just a noun or adjective, you've got winner.
See also Trope Namer Syndrome and Everything's Worse With Snowclones.
For brainstorming on an idea, see the Trope Talk forum and the Trope Workshop.