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Q&A Should a reader have enough information to deduce the twist?

It's all about readability. Do you want your readers to read your book again, and find out some unique new puzzle or piece of information that they never noticed in the first read through? Are you...

posted 7y ago by Kyle Li‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:17:13Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Kyle Li‭ · 2019-12-08T06:17:13Z (about 5 years ago)
It's all about readability.

Do you want your readers to read your book again, and find out some unique new puzzle or piece of information that they never noticed in the first read through? Are you writing your book to be a one night stand, just a fling - or do you want your book to be something that is re-read, reanalyzed and redigested to understand deeper meanings?

Probably not.

But leading in enough information to design a story through subtle hints that occur that can be overlooked, or leading in with foreshadowing are very powerful techniques that create the 'woah' moment that brings readers back for more, especially in the science fiction genre.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-03-27T03:28:35Z (over 7 years ago)
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