Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Literary Devices and Techniques

plot and literary devices I might employ

The MacGuffin
Chekhov's Gun
A Wizard Did It
Cliffhangers
Foreshadowing
Incluing
Irony
Sarcasm
Parody
Tangents
Satire
Breaking the Forth Wall (That's right, I'm talking to you bub)


Plot and literary devices I'll attempt to avoid (unless it's funny)

Mary Sue/Gary Stu
Deus ex Machina
BDO (Big Dumb Object)
Cliffhangers
Infodumping
Twist Endings
Oracle at Delphi (or Self Fulfilling Prophesies)
Suspense
Nazis


Let me know what ruffles your literary feathers. And I'll let you know what Ruffles Chips.

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