Writing Roots

S47E8 – Foreshadowing a Descent into Villainy

He who fights monsters should see to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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S47E7 – How to Foreshadow Enemies to Lovers

Wonderful girl! Either I’m gonna kill her, or I’m beginning to like her! – Han Solo, Star Wars: A New Hope

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S47E6 – Foreshadowing Through a Character’s Descent into Madness

It was for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills. Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face? – Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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S47E5 – Symbolic Foreshadowing

A red sun rises. Blood has been spilled this night. – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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S47E4 – Prophecies and Omniscience as Foreshadowing

As you and I listen to Uncle Monty tell the three Baudelaire orphans that no harm will ever come to them in the Reptile Room, we should be experiencing the strange feeling that accompanies the arrival of dramatic irony…. For no matter how safe and happy the three children felt, no matter how comforting Uncle Monty’s words were, you and I know that soon Uncle Monty will be dead and the Baudelaires will be miserable once again. – Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events

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S47E3 – Foreshadowing Through Dialogue

“The first man had three wishes.”
“Yes,” was the reply. “I don’t know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That’s how I got the paw.” – The Monkey’s Paw, WW Jacobs

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S47E2 – Foreshadowing: Breadcrumbs and Misdirection

My father’s voice comes back to me. “Not these, Katniss. Never these. They’re nightlock. You’ll be dead before they reach your stomach.” – The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

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S47E1 – Using Passive Foreshadowing

Professor Snape: Can anyone tell me what a portkey is? Yes, Miss Granger?
Hermione: A portkey is an enchanted object that when touched will transfer the one or ones who touched it to anywhere on the globe decided upon by the enchanter.
Professor Snape: Very good. Now, can anyone tell me what foreshadowing is? Yes, Miss Granger?
Hermione: Foreshadowing is a dramatic device in which an important plot point is mentioned early in the story to return later in a more significant way. – A Very Potter Musical

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S46 Bonus – About Writing Contests with Rebecca van Laer of Reedsy

Don’t participate half-heartedly or use work that you have not yet edited or assume that there is a less talented writing pool participating in the contest. You should prepare for the competition assuming everyone else is taking the process just as seriously as you are. – Ran Walker

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S46E8 – Writing for Anthologies

The original Greek meaning of the word anthology is a collection or gathering of flowers in bloom. – Jane Garmey

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