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Q&A Introducing a character in the third act?

I'm well into the third act of my novel and I'm introducing a new character that will play a part in the ending and an even bigger part in the roughly sketched sequel I have in mind. Now, I'm pre...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Liquid‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T11:56:50Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:28:39Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:28:39Z (about 5 years ago)
I'm well into the third act of my novel and I'm introducing a new character that will play a part in the ending and an even bigger part in the roughly sketched sequel I have in mind.

Now, I'm pretty sure I've read somewhere that _you shouldn't introduce new characters so late_, unless not if you haven't foreshadowed them before. I'm wondering then if this is an hard limit, or there are exceptions to be made.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-22T11:24:59Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 4