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What keeps a story interesting is the twist: a change of direction that captures the reader's attention.
Drawn from what Christopher Paolini said
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- Christopher Paolini American fantasy and science-fiction author of the Inheritance Cycle
I believe it comes down to what I think of as a twist. A twist isn’t necessarily a surprise or a cheap thrill. Instead, it’s a change of direction—sometimes big, sometimes small—that captures the reader’s attention.
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