first of all i really love plot twists
i wouldn't necessarily say im good at them i just love writing them
it's kinda fun writing characters being wrecked emotionally and the other character having to feel guilty about something
i've seen many plot twists that are train wrecks (take my stories as an example)
HERE IS HOW TO WRITE A GOOD ONE
STEP ONE. eMotiOns
get the reAder at the edge of their frickin seats and make them thirsty for the next chapter bc if u write a boring chapter they will most likely not look forward to the next chapter thus it WILL LOSE READS
u don't want that
PUT SOME ANGST AND CRYING AND MAKE THEM GO "TF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT" AKA A CLIFFHANGER
good ways to end a chapter (or as i call it, "cliffhanger sentence prompts")
- "i've got a perfect idea."
this one is for the books with the fun and adventurous characters that always seem to get in trouble etc etc
- someone opens the door and says something like "omg wut why are u here" without revealing the person they saw
- someone swearing bc something/someone might've hit them and the rest of the characters in the next chapter go "what happened to *name*? wait what do u mean they fell on a stack of boxes bc they saw a large ass rat?"
- IF YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT A DATE,, EHEM: end the chapter with them being FOND YES THATS ALWAYS GOOD then the next chapter is 1/2 of the otp walking the other half home and if ur idea deprived here are some things that could happen when they are walking home: (note: most of these are for first dates for starting relationships)
= person1 attempts to hold person2's hand but then person2 decides to point at something which leaves person1 embarrassed that they even attempted holding person2's hand AWWWWNO
= it rains and they splash around in puddles
= ORR it rains and person1 is really annoyed at how person2 is super happy that they're getting soaked in the rain, but person1 thinks person2 looks really cute so they decide to join in
= PUNS WITH RANDOM OBJECTS THEY FIND IN THE STREETS
= just don't use cars cause i feel like they ruin the mood
= dates are always cuter to write at night
= person1 likes singing (can be good or not idc) and hums a song then person2 decides to join the humming sesh AND THEY HAVE A FULL-ON DUET IN THE EMPTY STREETS AND WHEN THEY AND THE SONG THEY JUST LAUGH AND BE ALL CUTE TOGETHER
MOVING ON
plan ur plot twists (if possible) from the start
it's always good to hint at it so ur readers will say "gosh darn it why didn't i think of that in the first place"
BUT
BUT
THERE IS ALWAYS THAT ONE RE-READING ASSHOLE WHO REPLIES TO COMMENTS LIKE "YEAH UR RIGHT HE IS THE SERIAL KILLER" OR "IM A RE-READER AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS"
months of blood, sweat, and tears while writing a whole book and that one woopdeedoo asshat decides that they want to be edgy and all about how tHEY know the ending of the book and u don't that's why they feel like they have the privilege of spoiling the ending
and i don't like deleting comments bc it's not like im some famous celebrity who has the power to control the whole entire universe's way of communicating with others, THIS IS jUST A WRITING WEBSITE, but please do not hesitate deleting those spoiler comments
or if you are reading a book and u see someone spoil something, just pray for them
it's no fun, please don't be that person
nEXT
PLOT TWISTS SHOULD MAKE SENSE
DON'T JUST MAKE A RANDOM ASS CHARACTER A WEREWOLF ALL OF A SUDDEN
EW NO
that's it goodbye
(ps leave some ideas for more tips bc i am also idea deprived)
GOODBYE I HOPE U FOUND THIS EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BIT HELPFUL
