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Plot Twist

Plot Writing Plot Twists: From Courtrooms to 1930s Hollywood

Award-winning author Paul Levine shares how writing plot twists on screen and in books has mirrored the plot twists in his own career.

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

Writing Techniques Personalizing Familiar Tropes in Fresh and Fun Ways Jessica Joyce

Write Better Fiction 4 Rules on How to Write the Conflict Between Loyalty and Self-Interest in Fiction Kelly Loy Gilbert

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