Spinning the Spiderweb of Complicated Plots.
I like Machiavellian maneuvers.
One of the things I've enjoyed most about writing fantasy is that the genre allows for that.
One of my absolute favorite things is hearing readers or reviewers comment that they did NOT see that coming.
How do you do it?
No Idea.
My suggestion is simply to remember that some people lie. SOme people lie a lot. And some people, the truly scary ones, remember all of their lies.
I can't get into details but I had a character do two full novels of lying to another character> I gave a few hints and then walked away and continued the story. When the reveal came, everyone was surprised. Well, everyone but me. I had already laid out the groundwork.
Yeah, I think that's the secret. Plant the seeds and walk away for a while.
Sorry. I got nothing else.
I have finished the first draft of the last novel in my BLOOD RED series. On to new projects.
Keep smiling,
Jim
I like Machiavellian maneuvers.
One of the things I've enjoyed most about writing fantasy is that the genre allows for that.
One of my absolute favorite things is hearing readers or reviewers comment that they did NOT see that coming.
How do you do it?
No Idea.
My suggestion is simply to remember that some people lie. SOme people lie a lot. And some people, the truly scary ones, remember all of their lies.
I can't get into details but I had a character do two full novels of lying to another character> I gave a few hints and then walked away and continued the story. When the reveal came, everyone was surprised. Well, everyone but me. I had already laid out the groundwork.
Yeah, I think that's the secret. Plant the seeds and walk away for a while.
Sorry. I got nothing else.
I have finished the first draft of the last novel in my BLOOD RED series. On to new projects.
Keep smiling,
Jim
