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#28: Red Herrings: How to Mislead and Surprise Readers Fiction Writing Made Easy
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In today's episode, we’re going to talk about how to mislead and surprise your readers using red herrings. Here's a preview of what's included:[01:20] A red herring is anything that distracts readers and/or your characters from an important truth. Red herrings can also lead readers and/or your character to mistakenly expect one particular outcome over another.[02:00] Red herrings are a type of foreshadowing. The term "foreshadowing:" encompasses all the different ways that an author can give ...
In today's episode, we’re going to talk about how to mislead and surprise your readers using red herrings. Here's a preview of what's included:[01:20] A red herring is anything that distracts readers and/or your characters from an important truth. Red herrings can also lead readers and/or your character to mistakenly expect one particular outcome over another.[02:00] Red herrings are a type of foreshadowing. The term "foreshadowing:" encompasses all the different ways that an author can give ...
14 min