misdirection

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I have a Prologue set 30 years before my Main Plot. A major plot event occurs in the Prologue that sets in motion all that happens in the 30...

Thread by: wmeler, Dec 24, 2020, 10 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Can anyone recommend some authors/books that do a good job of genuinely surprising the reader with their big plot reveal? I'm wrestling with how...

Thread by: RyanRoszak, Apr 23, 2020, 13 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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I'm reading Dan Simmons' 3rd book in the Hyperion series, "Endymion". I'm so impressed with the misdirection. [SPOILER] Simmons is so clever. You...

Thread by: GingerCoffee, Aug 23, 2014, 22 replies, in forum: Setting Development