Suspicion-shifting plot twists don't only work in murder and mystery novels. In fantasy, for example, a secondary character such as an advisor to a monarch might turn out, in a twist, to be a spy. The whole time they've been feeding information about the kingdom's defenses to an unkn...
In ancient Greek and Roman stories, this plot twist was known as an act of God, literally meaning “god from the machine.” This refers to a crane-like device play producers used to fly an angel or other ethereal being into a scene to save the day. These days, the term refers to an...
Towards the book’s conclusion, a clever narrative twist progressively reveals the truth. Ishiguro’s deft handling of the plot twist gives the narrative and its themes a new level of complexity as it explores the boundaries of science, ethics, and the human condition.Never Let Me Gois a mov...
Ms. Bly (daughter of the writers Robert Bly and Carol Bly) has more than 20 published novels to her credit but kept her creative life a secret from her academic colleagues until she'd earned tenure. For a scholar to admitBy Jennifer Howard...
Plot twist ideas can help you transform a story from boring to interesting. Discover some books worth exploring. If you find yourself stuck in the world of writer’s block, one of the best ways to get out of it is to study some short story writing prompts. Many of these have plot twi...
The original Doctor was played byWilliam Hartnell until 1966, when the show revealed that Time Lords had the ability to regenerate themselves when near death. Their reincarnated forms appeared as different people, although they retained the same memories and skills. This plot twist allowed different...
Her Iris Cooper novels, set in the 1920's, are graceful recreations of the old-fashioned, Golden Age whodunit. They combine tongue in cheek humor, with affection for the traditions they are gently spoofing. While her pleasant mystery puzzles do not soar into the Agatha Christie range, her st...
In some novels it might be a scene-to-scene rhythm; in others it might be a long arc. Until I know what scale of variation matters for a particular question, I have no way of knowing what kind of smoothing is “too much” or “too little.”* The same thing goes, more ...
FantasyFan101:My advice for you is just write. Zip. Nada. No more. Just kidding. Often, I find that when I write, I like to just let the ideas flow until my mind is like, whoa, slow down, change this, it’s way better that way. For instance, my current WIP has an MC who ...
Question: I have found that the plots of middle-grade novels geared towards girls seem to be less likely to follow the Dramatica model than novels geared … Plot idea for a spiritual book Question: A parable set in the contemporary world opening in the present-day social milieu in India, ...