Six Cliche Tropes and How to Make Them Not So Cliche

There's nothing wrong with writing cliche tropes that you've seen done a lot before. Remember that they're popular for a reason. You just have to figure out ways to make them more unique and put your own spin on it. Find the complexities and why it matters to the characters is what's going to help you every time. Like character development, dig deep into character development and make your characters have rich internal conflict. Everyone has a flaw, fatal flaw, misbelief. And each character has these unique layers to them that make them different from all the other characters. That can be a really good place to start.