These cringey tropes are RUINING male characters

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Are you tired of every male character feeling like the same flirty, brooding, unrealistically sexy guy? Same. 😳 With BookTok and Bookstagram shaping our reading culture, every male hero has started to sound like one big walking cliché. In this video, I’m breaking down the 7 cringey romance tropes that are (in my humble opinion) ruining fictional men. But I’m not just here to rant—we’ll also talk about how to fix these stereotypes, with a little help from the queen of romance herself, Jane Austen. 💕📖 Grab a cup of tea and let's get into the juicy details of writing male characters who are realistic but still undeniably dishy. ________________________________ 💋 T I M E S T A M P S 💋 00:00 why do all male characters sound the same? 01:41 enemies to lovers 03:59 "he smirked" 06:44 the doorframe lean 09:03 "who did this to you?" 11:00 excessive use of pet names 12:35 the bad boy who is soft ONLY for her 14:34 being predatorily protective of her 17:14 can we do better as authors? 18:11 subscribe for weekly writing vids :) ________________________________ Subscribe for weekly episodes of #WritersLifeWednesdays! Make Your Story Matter™ and make your author dreams come true… new videos every Wednesday. ✨ V A L U A B L E R E S O U R C E S✨ ❤️GET BONUS CONTENT + SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: https://www.patreon.com/abbieemmons 📚READ MY BOOKS: https://amzn.to/3Ivk0Gr 🖥️TAKE MY SCRIVENER MASTERCLASS: https://makeyourstorymatter.teachable.com/p/teachmescrivener ✏️TAKE MY EDITING MASTERCLASS: https://www.learnfromabbie.com/p/edit-your-book-like-a-pro 💬TAKE MY BOOK BLURB MASTERCLASS: https://www.learnfromabbie.com/p/how-to-craft-a-bestseller-book-blurb 📓GET MY FREE WRITING TEMPLATES: https://abbieemmons.ck.page/make-your-story-matter 💵GET 20% OFF SCRIVENER - USE CODE "ABBIE" → https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener-affiliate.html?fpr=abbie26 🎤LISTEN TO MY PODCAST WITH MY SISTER: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kate-and-abbie-show 🎥 MY GEAR + WRITING TOOLS: https://abbieemmonsauthor.com/my-gear 🎵 I GET ALL MY MUSIC FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND… CLAIM YOUR 60-DAY FREE TRIAL HERE: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/v02bl3/ MORE VIDEOS YOU WOULD LIKE: → WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT WHEN YOU’RE BORED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_3PL1a4K7E&t=809s → THE ULTIMATE CHARACTER PROFILE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1W5DSOlPrw&t=198s → WRITERS REACT TO WRITERS IN MOVIES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY01DOIVWwY&t=803s → MY CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER OUTLINING METHOD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqTnmNjkaec&t=434s ✨F O L L O W ✨ blog: https://bit.ly/2Kl21m8 facebook: https://bit.ly/2FS2Ikh instagram: http://bit.ly/2Xr5hUI tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makeyourstorymatter patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abbieemmons Business inquiries: [email protected] ✨ A B O U T ✨ My name is Abbie Emmons I teach writers how to make their stories matter by harnessing the power and psychology of storytelling, transforming their ideas into a masterpiece, and creating a lifestyle that makes their author dreams come true. Story isn’t about “what happens” — it’s about how what happens affects and transforms the characters. I believe that there is an exact science (a recipe, if you will) behind a perfect story. And if you know what ingredients you need, you can create your own perfect story with ease and confidence. That’s what we talk about every week on this channel – and if it’s something you’re into, be sure to subscribe and join this community!