Note: The following is just my perspective on how to create effective plot twists while successfully employing any red herrings since I am open minded and I would love to learn your views. I am ultimately an Avant-Garde artist (I mean, have you read my book? 😉). I don't believe that every good story follows typical structures after all. ~~~
The method to create effective plot twists in a story is not to present them out of the blue, even if these don't derail the narrative or character arcs. Rather, withholding the right amount of information is the key to those plot twists which take the audience by surprise. You won't want to dramatically foreshadow the big reveals so as to ruin the shock nor spotlight the twists themselves so as to distract from your surrounding story and characters. Instead, you'll desire to plant the seeds to your big reveals throughout the narrative so the twists link to every subtle clue; those hints which serves the story rather than having the story support them. Likewise, successful twists are carried out as if they are another progression of the narrative, while drawing attention to these dilutes their effectiveness when emphasized. After all, revealing your twists with a delicate touch can enhance their shocking nature while emphasizing dramatic reveals can cause your story to pause as the twists outshine the characters and surrounding story; so it's best to trust your audience to understand your dramatic twists once these are revealed, after intricately crafting these to sneak up on them. ~~~ Trivia: 𝑪𝒚𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒙 features a wealth of plot twists and a red herring. A red herring (a narrative misdirection) can be effective in subverting the audience's notion of a story or character reveal, which can help disorient them from the actual revelation in a mystery. I recommend the sparing use of red herrings so as not to dampen the drama of your real plot twists, all while making sure your misdirections serve your broader narrative so they aren't random sequences in your story.
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