The Dark One
Auror
I love books with massive plot points/twists which suddenly make you see the whole story in a different light and/or send the story careering off in a whole new direction. One of my favourite examples is from 1984, where Winston has been having paranoid thoughts about Julia (a complete stranger whom he suspects is a member of the Thought Police and about to denounce him). He fantasises about killing her, but then as they pass in the corridor, she slips him a note that says: "I love you."
And everything changes.
It is such a powerful piece of writing on so many levels and Orwell must have been absolutely blown away when he came up with it.
I really do try to end every scene with something unexpected on some level. I also tend to write in parts (broken up into chapters). Every chapter needs to end on a question and/or a surprise and a part must end on a major surprise.
What are your favourite plot kickers and have you come up with any doozies yourself?
And everything changes.
It is such a powerful piece of writing on so many levels and Orwell must have been absolutely blown away when he came up with it.
I really do try to end every scene with something unexpected on some level. I also tend to write in parts (broken up into chapters). Every chapter needs to end on a question and/or a surprise and a part must end on a major surprise.
What are your favourite plot kickers and have you come up with any doozies yourself?