Jean Goodwyn

Starting With a Setting Twist

Jean Goodwyn — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 04:54:00 +0000

Plot twists are nothing new. They’re defined like this:
A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction.

But what about a setting twist? Those don’t have definition I could easily pull up in Google, but but they can be employed to great effect in a novel or script. When I consider examples, these easily come to mind:

The TV show From appears to be set in a small midwestern town, but (spoilers!) it turns out to not exactly be located anywhere in particular and cursed.
The movie Planet of the Apes seems to be set on a distant planet, but (again, spoilers!) at the end of the film, the main character discovers the statue of liberty, revealing that the story is set on earth.

A setting twist can be a significant plot point in the story all along—like in From—or it can be a revelation, like in Planet of the Apes.

While the Earth Sleeps

Jean Goodwyn — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 07:50:24 +0000

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Exploring the Appeal of Spooky

Jean Goodwyn — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 07:36:37 +0000

Getting Cozy Like a Dane

Jean Goodwyn — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:46:09 +0000

Here Comes the Nostalgia

Jean Goodwyn — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:17:49 +0000