Rewatching Treasure Planet (great movie, watch it) made realize something about the way that stories…

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Rewatching Treasure Planet (great movie, watch it) made realize something about the way that stories convey information to their audiences. There’s been a lot of discussion on the overuse of plot twists and how many stories prioritise surprising their audience over telling decent stories. However, if you instead reveal the “twist” to the audience before it becomes known to the characters, you can build tension and stakes.

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