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Dumping an entire world for dramatic effect?
About 1/3 of the way through my story the main antagonist "wins" and is able to completely remake the world of the story into his notion of an ideal world.
The "new" world shares some elements with the previous incarnation but all are altered to some extent. Even character's recollections of previous events is limited and/or significantly altered. I wanted to do this to give the villain a way to show how he is right and to force the characters into a situation that while is impossible, would forcibly shed a light on their other side.
Is there any way to do this without alienating the reader, who may well have invested significant time in the previous part of the story and feel cheated as a result?
The question you should be asking is not how big a change this is in the world, but how big a setback it this for the pr …
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To be honest, I think if you were to do this, you would not have one story, but two. One, the story of the world up unti …
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I would say that two things are essential to make your proposed reality-shift such that the reader doesn't feel cheated, …
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The answer is: Yes , you can do it, and you can even do it well if you try hard and if you follow some basic "rules". De …
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Yes, Back to the Future 2 literally does this; as does "the good place". As long as you stay on point and it doesn't roc …
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> Is there any way to do this without alienating the reader, who may well have invested significant time in the previous …
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