User blog:The Epicness9000/Accidental or Left-Turn Fanfic Tropes

Saint Linc. Lincoln dies. Runaway Loud.

Those are the names of three infamous tropes that once plagued fanfiction writing. Luckily, they are now dying down. These tropes go hated by many when used, sometimes even when used accidentally.

An accidental trope is exactly what it sounds like--a fanfiction plague that somehow snuck in. A "left-turn" trope is where a trope is approached a different way.

Some examples of left-turn tropes:


 * Lincoln dies: Lincoln gets knocked out instead.


 * Runaway Loud: The Loud gets lost or has just gone camping innocently.


 * Saint Linc: Lincoln literally is a saint in a religion.

So, what are your thoughts on accidental tropes and left-turn tropes?