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Two Core Caper Structures
- Capers typically assemble a specialist team led by a mastermind to execute a complex job.
- Stories either hide a deeper plan or show the full plan and force improvisation when things go wrong.
Withhold Versus Prepared-Tools Approaches
- One archetype withholds the full plan and reveals a hidden layer at the end for a big twist.
- The other shows the plan up front and creates tension by forcing characters to reapply prepared tools to unexpected problems.
Jane Austen Meets Oceans 11
- Mary Robinette Kowal is writing a Shades of Milk and Honey book described as 'Jane Austen writes Oceans 11' and finds the Oceans 11 structure challenging in tight third person.
- She must hide parts of the plan even though her POV is limited, which complicates plotting and foreshadowing.