DiscoverEssential Guide to Writing a NovelEpisode 150 - How to deliver a surprise in the story.
Episode 150 - How to deliver a surprise in the story.

Episode 150 - How to deliver a surprise in the story.

Update: 2025-01-31
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Good stories are filled with surprises for the reader.  There are right and wrong ways for us writers to deliver surprises, and I'll talk about them here.  Also, the importance of a tie-up-later list.  

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Episode 150 - How to deliver a surprise in the story.

Episode 150 - How to deliver a surprise in the story.

James Thayer