In the back of my mind many pages ago I had this sneaking thought about this being a possible twist but dismissed it since I felt it was just me looking for twists that couldn’t exist. The markings certainly tie things together!
In fairness, I was sort of hiding it in plain sight which ironically made it really easy to overlook. I didn’t put this in to be a twist or for the drama of it (though I am not necessarily gonna shy away from either 😀 ) it’s there to help serve the particular story I’m trying to tell – it helps me avoid doing clunky exposition to get to a particular narrative. So because I never really meant it as a twist I never treated it like one. I didn’t build in any clues or draw attention to things that would point a reader this direction and since it’s such a cliche at this point it’s really easy to look right past.
In the back of my mind many pages ago I had this sneaking thought about this being a possible twist but dismissed it since I felt it was just me looking for twists that couldn’t exist. The markings certainly tie things together!
In fairness, I was sort of hiding it in plain sight which ironically made it really easy to overlook. I didn’t put this in to be a twist or for the drama of it (though I am not necessarily gonna shy away from either 😀 ) it’s there to help serve the particular story I’m trying to tell – it helps me avoid doing clunky exposition to get to a particular narrative. So because I never really meant it as a twist I never treated it like one. I didn’t build in any clues or draw attention to things that would point a reader this direction and since it’s such a cliche at this point it’s really easy to look right past.
And cue the Annie music.
I was going to say something snarky about Dirj not liking musicals, but now the music from Annie is stuck in my head so I think you win. 😀
OMG I’ve been waiting for this since the prelude!! FINALLY!! :D:D
Haha! You knew I’d get there eventually! 😀
Oh noes, the worse curse of them all…. Relatives…
XD
Now he too shall know the pain of awkward holiday dinners! 😀