the art of writing fiction to entertain
It doesn't really matter how many years we spend honing our skill as a writer or anything, really. We will always have a weakness that is hard to overcome.
Personally, I don't think I'll ever be good at character tropes. As much as I love certain character tropes, I just can't pull it off. At all.
Regardless, the art of writing has a few rules we should all keep in mind when in doubt: