Saturday, November 2, 2013

Day 52 Assignment 26 Part 3: Foreshadowing

So this assignment was basically Foreshadowing. How can I as a writer and story teller set up something in one scene and have it happen or come into effect later?

Here is an example of Foreshadow:

He glanced at the knife on the counter, but instead of putting it away he went and stretched out on the couch .
-A Scene or Two Later-
The deranged serial killer silently took the sharp knife from the counter and slowly approached the man sleeping on the couch.

as you can see I didn't spend too much time on the knife. Foreshadowing is sometimes a character's after thought, meaning it doesn't have to stand out too much. Foreshadowing can be simple or it could be more complex like Sherlock Holmes and the breathing apparatus or a student leaving their homework on the table as they leave for school.

:) so much for going to bed earlier.

Day 52 completed.

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