Okay so on Monday I talked about 3 Mistakes that Will Make Readers Want to Punch a Book in the Face. One of the mistakes involved the twist ending. Very often a writer believes she has written a twist when in fact, it is NOT a twist at all, it is a twerk.
Twisting the reader? YES. Twerking the reader? NO.
You’ve heard the literary term MacGuffin? For the sake of a simple analogy, I’m adding a new one and it is called a MacGyver 😛 .
How is a MacGyver a twist?
We know MacGyver is in a bad spot and he has two choices. The obvious one. A gun. Blast his way out. Or he has is det-cord, glitter, and coffee stirrers.
OMG! How can he ever survive?
MacGuyver uses what he is given and fashions the glitter, det-cord and coffee stirrers into a small incendiary device…
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I have always love Richard Dean has MacGyver what really amazed me was that he could save his life out of whatever he found that was handy and I always wondered how he could have even thought about something like that without knowing that it could possibility work like it did (first time almost every time). Kat
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Thank Don!!!! I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday…are you in NY
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I was in Miami. Back at home in Jacksonville now. Spent a few days with friends I’ve known for 40 years. We regress to high school whenever we’re together (in a good way).
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that is the only way to be with good friends. You always know that you have great friends when you can regress to high school in a good way with friends when you get together with them. Glad you have a nice time. LOL
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You’re right, twisting is a far cry from twerking. Knowing how to create the right plot is crucial.
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