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Foreshadowing is when you purposely drop tiny hints about what’s going to happen later in the novel, to heighten the effect or the suspense. It might not even be a hint, but an image or idea that thematically relates to whatever’s going to happen later. It’s like subtle shading to plant tiny, even imperceptible, seeds in your reader’s mind.
Telegraphing is giving away too much, too soon, thereby ruining the suspense, or the impact of the event.
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One element I find key while reading a script is a good character description. I noticed that in every strong script I've read, the mains characters were always introduced with some elements that would give them life and help ... Delete the scoop?
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Dialogue has been my own writing nemesis and I continue to find it a challenge, although each day of writing seems to improve it slightly! Delete the scoop?
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