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In part 1 of this article (available here) we looked at some of the plot twists that only the bravest of authors should attempt in their writing – the type of high-risk, high-reward narrative developments that you need real guts to implement in your story. We talked false protagonists, hidden identities, dishonest narrators, and the surprising rewards of the major time jump. Well, today …
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When we talk about plot twists, we tend to only really discuss those twists that come at the ends of their stories. Such twists are great, they’re one of the most effective ways to bring your story to a genuine climax, but they’re not the only way to go. Plenty of stories twist within their first third, or halfway through, treating a realignment of assumptions not as the point the story builds to, …
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Sometimes, the most effective villain is the one you didn’t see coming. It’s the helpful friend who turns out to be the villain’s stooge, the kindly inn-keeper hiding cannibalistic intent, or the sage master whose long-game is to tempt you to the dark side. Of course, for these villains to work, you have to trust them first. As an author, this can be incredibly difficult. It’s not enough to just …
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A great plot twist guarantees your story will never really leave its readers. Decades after they finish your book they’ll still look back on that moment the truth was revealed and feel a shiver of satisfaction. Of course when they go wrong, twists can do exactly the opposite, leaving your reader feeling disappointed and betrayed. So what separates an amazing plot twist from a terrible one? In …
[Read more...] about The Secret Art Of Writing A Surprising Plot Twist
Every reader has had that ‘wow’ moment when they put down a book. The moment when a story’s climax is so stunning that it can’t be absorbed right away. Such stories are few and far between but when they come along, they stay with your for days. Trying to write that kind of climax is difficult and risky. Like an extreme sport there’s the thinnest of margins between being rewarded for your daring …
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