Creative writing

Foreshadowing — How to Improve Your Short Stories (And Even Your Novels)

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Have you ever read a story where you knew something bad was going to happen, but you weren’t sure what, and then when it did happen you almost rolled your eyes because looking back it made perfect sense? That is foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is a literary technique that hints at future events in a story, creating…