Image by Tithi Luadthong on Shutterstock How to Inform Readers About Faraway Events Your viewpoint character can't be everywhere at once. Usually. April 14, 2023April 20, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
The Why & How of Foreshadowing Managing expectations is an important part of storytelling. March 25, 2023March 24, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Six Important Story Elements Introduced Too Late Would have been nice to know about this in advance. June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Episode 372: Foreshadowing Could you have predicted this podcast topic? March 27, 2022March 24, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Jess Brownrigg
Foreshadowing Reveals Is Easier Than You Think Does your reveal have to be guessable or just plausible? November 26, 2021November 25, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Q&A: How Do I Foreshadow That a Character Is Really a Villain? Answered by Chris Winkle August 3, 2020August 26, 2021 in Storytelling
Carnival Row Shows Us the Damage a Reveal Can Do October 25, 2019October 24, 2019 by Chris Winkle in Analysis
Episode 161: Best and Worst Reveals A good reveal can be the high point of a story, but a bad reveal can ruin everything. March 11, 2018August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Wes Matlock, and Chris Winkle
Five Cases of Unfulfilled Foreshadowing These stories teased future scenes to get you excited—then never delivered. February 17, 2017July 11, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Analysis
Episode 102: Stories of Skilled Foreshadowing What’s this? January 22, 2017August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
Five Ways to Hide Your Foreshadowing How to prevent your story from tipping its hand too much and still make the reveal satisfying. October 21, 2016July 16, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Five Steps to a Great Plot Twist How to subvert reader expectations in a way that leaves them satisfied. April 30, 2016July 19, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Storytelling
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