Twists and Surprises

[meaganspooner]

Well, the book is coming along, and I'm anticipating finishing the first draft long before my self-imposed deadline. Yeah, it's as much a shock to me as to anyone else, trust me. But for some reason, the act of setting myself a public deadline (and opening myself up to judgment should I fail to meet it) seems to have lit an even bigger fire under

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[meaganspooner]

I so know what you mean! I feel a lot of the time like I broadcast my clues--but now I've occasionally begun overcompensating in the other direction and erring on the side of not enough hinting! It's such a fine line, and so hard to hit.

Ooh, all good suggestions. I don't usually read much mystery, except for very specific series where it's more about character (*cough* Amelia Peabody *cough*) but I might have to bite the bullet if I want to learn how to do twists and reveals. Sounds like Harlan Coben is a good place to start! I'm going to have to see if the library here has that book. :)

I could argue all day about JKR -- I like the HP books as much as the next person but I actually had major issues with some of her "reveals"! Some were great, of course, but some felt much more like pulling the rug out from under the reader just because she could, without the proper trail of clues. (Or rather, she led a trail of clues to a conclusion that never actually came up! Misleading, grr!)

I watched the occasional anime back in high school, and have a bunch of friends who occasionally recommend shows to me now. I've been meaning to finally watch FMA for ages now, so maybe it's time. :P

Also? I <3 long comments, so whatevs...