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Q&A How to creep the reader out with what seems like a normal person?

Brandon Sanderson uses shadows which point the wrong way, towards the light instead of away, in at least one of his books to mark when something is wrong. Maybe your being should similarly warp ph...

posted 5y ago by Byron Altice‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:46:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/44834
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Byron Altice‭ · 2019-12-08T11:46:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
Brandon Sanderson uses shadows which point the wrong way, towards the light instead of away, in at least one of his books to mark when something is wrong.

Maybe your being should similarly warp physics in various subtle ways?

- When he speaks, things close to edges on counters tend to fall off.
- Water won't boil when he is present.
- Gravity seems weaker.
- They leave the room, but are still present. "As X was explaining the situation, Y sat up straight, and Z, seemingly bored, left for his bedroom. X asked Y if he understood what was just said, so Y gestured to Z and asked "Z, what do you think?" To which Z responded, "I'd say it's straightforward".
#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-29T17:02:01Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 2