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Plot Twist

Plot The Ultimate Plot Twist: Choosing the Non-existent Option

Author Katherine A. Sherbrooke shares her strategy for creating the ultimate plot twist by setting up two options and picking the third.

Katherine A. Sherbrooke

Plot How Escapism Grounds Us: Writing “What If” Stories Lori Gold

Plot Writing Plot Twists: From Courtrooms to 1930s Hollywood Paul Levine

Plot How to Use Cliffhangers (And Not Make Readers Hate You)Charlie N. Holmberg

Mystery/Thriller The Perfect Puzzle: 7 Tips for Creating Fiendish Mystery Plots Tom Mead

Plot How to Plot a Plot Twist: 5 Steps to Writing a Satisfying Switch Up Laura Leffler

Writing Techniques Literary Misdirection: Using Reader Expectations Against Them Niveadita Razdan

Writing Techniques Generating Endless Story Ideas Sarah M. Eden

Writing Techniques How to Put a New Spin on Something That’s Been Done Before Jody Holford

Writing Techniques The 5 Core Ingredients of an Unputdownable Novel Geneva Lee

Write Better Fiction 6 Tips for Adding Twists to Gothic Novels Elizabeth Brooks

Writing Techniques The Big Reveal Tiffany Yates Martin

Write Better Fiction 7 Mystery Novels With the Best Twists Emily Bain Murphy

Write Better Fiction Want to Write an Unputdownable Book? Try a Cliffhanger (Or Two)Jen Craven

Write Better Fiction Erin A. Craig: On Always Dreaming Up More Amazing Twists Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction 6 Tips for Writing Thrillers With a Speculative Twist Jayne Cowie

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