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Yes, you can do this You shouldn't try to use the exact same setup, but draw clear parallels in the buildup of your second twist so that your readers will know that something should happen. But ...
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2019-12-12T23:01:19Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T07:14:28Z (over 4 years ago)
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### Yes, you can do this You shouldn't try to use the exact same setup, but draw clear parallels in the buildup of your second twist so that your readers will know that something _should_ happen. But in the final moment, when everyone expects the twist, you should add something that prevents the twist. The details depend on your story. Maybe another character has his entrance. Maybe your previous characters remember some important lesson from the last time, showing how they grew over the course of your story. Maybe some Deus Ex Machina is used to prevent something from happening. Whatever it is: make it clear that there is no plot twist this time. Your characters should spend a few sentences exploring how they or something else prevented your twist, or how everything is going _exactly_ according to their plan, contrary to all the opinions of other characters that told them before it will never work out. - Place the hints. - Make it obvious when you are getting close. - Use someone or something to make everything go according to plan - no plot twist. - Explain that there will be no plot twist this time. Make it a grand event and show your readers that the whole builup was intentional.
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2017-10-27T07:32:30Z (over 6 years ago)
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