Writing Excuses 10.36: How Does Context Shape Plot Twists?
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Shades of Milk and Honey: Foreshadowing
If you put the actual clue smack dab in the middle of a list, they won't see it. So if I say, in Shades of Milk and Honey, I have a dueling pistol literally on the mantle in the first act. You give information in a way that the reader assumes they know why you're giving it. That's the best way to slide this foreshadowing in is this idea.
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