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Writing Excuses 10.36: How Does Context Shape Plot Twists?

Writing Excuses 10.36: How Does Context Shape Plot Twists?

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Writing Excuses 10.36: How Does Context Shape Plot Twists?

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We've talked about plot twists before. This episode covers the way in which the type of plot twist is dependent on, or signaled by, the context of the story. Getting plot twists right may mean surprising the reader, but it's just as important to have the twist surprise the character.

SPOILER ALERT: Avengers: Age of Ultron, and The Sixth Sense, among others. It's hard to talk about plot twists without talking about some really good ones.

This month's master-class topic is "Context," but the Q&A at the end of the month (coming real soon!) is on plot twists, featuring a special guest who joined us at Sasquan, the 73rd Annual World Science Fiction Convention.
Released:
Sep 6, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.