Is there a trope you hate to love? I mean like, it infuriates you, but you keep coming back to it anyway because it's useful, or more fun than you want to admit even to yourself, or it Just Keeps Happening? And then you're like, "Goddamn it, Author, you're better than this!" while writing down the cursed plot line?
I am not better than any trope. And I mean that so, so sincerely. Anything that I find fun or useful to write, I have affection for. On a more general level, I have completely rid myself of the language of "love to hate" or "guilty pleasure." Either I'm enjoying something or not. I don't feel bad about it.
HOWEVER: at this point, I feel like creating fake reddit posts might be a little too easy for me to write. They aren't challenging in the same way they used to be. Not that I'm better than them, but they feel like low-hanging fruit. I think at this point, I would love to move beyond doing it, but at the same time, its a fun way to interact with source material.
