- New this year at SavvyAuthors!
- New!!
- Level
- Mixed
- Basic and Premium Members Prices
- Basic Membership Price: $40.00
- Category
- Editing
- Structure
- Plotting
- Class Length
- 4 Weeks
As readers, we all love to get into a good book with great characters and an engrossing plot line. We also like to guess what’s going to happen. But what we love most of all are those moments when you’re bowled over by some totally unexpected that you didn’t see coming, yet when you read it, it makes complete sense.
In Wait, What?! Writing Killer Plot Twists, you’ll learn how to write plot twists that will blow your readers’ minds and keep them turning the page.
Topics covered in this workshop include: What is a Plot Twist?, which defines the term, gives the rules for how a twist should be written, and why we should use them; how to approach a plot twist from the reader’s point of view; how to misdirect your reader with dead-ends, false hints, and red herrings; techniques to foreshadow your twist; how to write a twist using flashbacks; how to play upon your readers’ emotions; how to work backward to layer in hints and misdirection; and tips for writing the killer twist.
***Included in this workshop is Your Plot Twist Workbook, filled with resources, worksheets, and more!***
In Wait, What?! Writing Killer Plot Twists, you’ll learn how to write plot twists that will blow your readers’ minds and keep them turning the page.
Topics covered in this workshop include: What is a Plot Twist?, which defines the term, gives the rules for how a twist should be written, and why we should use them; how to approach a plot twist from the reader’s point of view; how to misdirect your reader with dead-ends, false hints, and red herrings; techniques to foreshadow your twist; how to write a twist using flashbacks; how to play upon your readers’ emotions; how to work backward to layer in hints and misdirection; and tips for writing the killer twist.
***Included in this workshop is Your Plot Twist Workbook, filled with resources, worksheets, and more!***
- Class Format
- Savvy Authors' workshops are held on a forum: a bulletin board based system. You will receive a reminder notice one day prior to the start of the workshop that includes instructions on how to access the workshop forum. If you have not received instructions by the day the workshop begins, please check your spam filter.
The forum will be available the morning (EST) of the day the workshop starts and will remain accessible to all participants thereafter. You will also be given simple instructions on how to create a PDF of all your discussions along with our privacy and data retention policy.
Please note that you do NOT need to be online at a specific time to access the lectures. This is NOT a live video based class.
