Big Reveals

1. What I’m protecting/defending/willing to sacrifice for…

• Isn’t what it really is (evil/corrupt)
• Didn’t really need my help (condescending/faking it)
• Was actually lying to you (betrayal)
• Was using you for gain (exploitation)
• Never asked for your help in the first place
• Was an excuse you used to avoid something
• Was going to die no matter what

Who I owe my life/career to…

• Isn’t the saint I’ve placed on the pedestal
• Wasn’t really the benefactor, but someone else
• Didn’t save me for noble reasons
• Saved me for personal gain

I made a huge mistake in the past…

• But realized it wasn’t actually my fault
• I was framed
• It was out of my control
• They’re ok with it and forgave you a long time ago
• They didn’t care. It was all in your head
• They made a bigger mistake and got mad at you to hide their mistake

Notes on Twists

| |Protag Knows |Protag Doesn’t Know | |Reader Knows |TENSION |SUSPENSE | |Reader Doesn’t Knows |MYSTERY |SHOCK |

Types

• Deception - NPC lied/kept secret/has a different role and loyalty/ covered up
• Misinterpretation -prot missed past, sees world in new context, misread NPC
• Secret Exposed - Antagonist/NPC already knows
• Backstory Reveals - Reader’s perception of character changes
• Secret Relationship - Actually a relative
• Made Up Story (Lie) - to cover up the truth
• Secret Twin/Doppelganger
• Secretly Dying due to x
• Secret marriage, divorce, child