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When building a twist into the ending, should I leak enough information such that astute readers could predict the twist if they stopped and mulled it over or should I withhold key elements to guar...
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2019-12-08T06:17:06Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T06:17:06Z (over 4 years ago)
When building a twist into the ending, should I leak enough information such that astute readers could predict the twist if they stopped and mulled it over or should I withhold key elements to guarantee it is a surprise? As a follow-up: Does a reader feel smart or robbed if they can see the twist?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-03-23T20:10:54Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 13