If you were expecting the next installment of my novel-writing journey, I have a surprise for you: I'm going to feature a video essay instead. Plot twist!
Some folks make a really big deal about plot twists, but
they’re kind of a necessity for a mystery. Put it another way: If you’re
mystery doesn’t have any mystery, then it’s not really a mystery, is it?
So yeah, the story I’m writing has a big ol’ plot twist in
it. If I’ve done my job right, it works and it’s earned. Still, it’s good to
hear that aspects of my plot twist conform to the ideas outlined by Sage at
Just Write.
You should know that this essay, by necessity, spoils a
whole bunch of movies (though if you haven’t gotten around to Planet of the Apes, The Empire Strikes Back, The
Sixth Sense or The Usual Suspects
yet, you kinda have it coming). The video also digs into Aristotle and French
philosophy. Entertaining and educational!
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