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\"Loving<\/a>Let\u2019s\u00a0welcome\u00a0back monthly columnist, editor\u00a0and novelist\u00a0Kay Keppler<\/a>, as she shares with us about \u201cHow Do You Feel?.\u201d\u00a0Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

The goal for every writer has to be writing a book so compelling that readers can\u2019t put it down.<\/strong> Using foreshadowing can help you create that kind of suspense, because it hints at what comes later and motivates the reader to find out what that drama or secret is. Foreshadowing can also convey information that helps readers understand future events.<\/p>\n

Foreshadowing is more of a narrative element than a literary device because of its importance to storytelling. Foreshadowing<\/a> can be subtle, like the description of storm clouds on the horizon suggesting that danger is coming, or more direct, such as Romeo and Juliet talking about wanting to die rather than live without each other.<\/p>\n

How to Create Foreshadowing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foreshadowing is best done in a second or later draft, after you know your themes and climax. Some ways to try foreshadowing include:<\/p>\n

1. Write a \u201cpre-scene\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A pre-scene is a smaller version of a larger scene to come. If you write an event that fizzles out before anything dramatic happens, readers know<\/em> that the drama will come later in the story.<\/p>\n

For example, say you\u2019re writing a western<\/a>. The hero enters the saloon, orders a whiskey, and departs. Over in the corner, the villain spits on the floor. Everyone knows that by the end, these two will have a showdown.<\/p>\n

2. Name an Approaching Event<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simply telling readers what\u2019s on the horizon and why it\u2019s important alerts readers that something big is on the way.<\/p>\n

3. Use Irrational Concern<\/strong><\/p>\n

Show one character\u2019s worry. In fiction, if a character worries, the reader expects that these worries are valid. You can use that worry to play out the expected drama\u2014or subvert it by creating a different, surprising outcome.<\/p>\n

4. Use Narrator Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your book is written with a third person omniscient point of view, your narrator can tell readers that trouble is brewing. This method isn\u2019t subtle and doesn\u2019t work for first-person or third-person limited viewpoints. For example: \u201cWhen John woke that morning, long before the sun came up, he had no idea that by nightfall he\u2019d be suspected of murder.\u201d<\/p>\n

5. Place\u2014or Omit\u2014an Object<\/strong><\/p>\n

If an object is used later in your novel, show it to readers early on so they understand that it\u2019s important. Chekhov famously said that if you wrote in a gun in Act 1, it needs to go off by Act 3. Of course, the object doesn\u2019t need to be a gun\u2014it could be anything. It could even be the absence of something. Did a character reach for the gun, but it wasn\u2019t in the drawer where he expected it to be?<\/p>\n

6. Demonstrate a Skill or Talent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Show that your character can do something that others can\u2019t. Readers will expect and anticipate that she\u2019ll use that skill later to move the plot. Think of Charlaine Harris<\/a>\u2019s Sookie Stackhouse<\/a> character. In the opening pages, Sookie, a telepath, notices that she can\u2019t hear the vampire\u2019s thoughts when the bar\u2019s occupants overwhelm her brain. Later, both these facts play important roles in the story.<\/p>\n

7. Accentuate Behavior<\/strong><\/p>\n

Help your readers to suspend their disbelief. Reveal early on a character\u2019s tic, habit, or some other behavior that foreshadows the climax. Justifying someone\u2019s action is needed when their behavior otherwise would be contrived or forced in the events you\u2019ve established in the narrative.<\/p>\n

8. State Opinion<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the leading character in a novel states an opinion, readers believe it. In fiction, the protagonist\u2019s opinions, hunches, and gut instincts are rarely wrong.<\/p>\n

9. Establish Prophecy or Symbolic Omens<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember the witches and their cauldron in MacBeth<\/a>? Your characters might not be psychic, but they (and readers) can have premonitions about what happens next. Witches might not work in most novels, but your protagonist can get troubling news from her horoscope, lose her lucky rabbit\u2019s foot, or worry about the full moon.<\/p>\n

Keep Your Story Promises<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foreshadowing is a great technique that can add dimension to your story. Ideally, you want to signal that something will happen, but you don\u2019t want to reveal the precise nature of the event. Indeed, you can use foreshadowing to mislead readers by hinting that X will happen, when actually Y happens.<\/p>\n

However, if you make a promise to the readers through foreshadowing, follow up on it. Your story will be richer for it, and your readers will thank you for keeping that promise.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n

Kay Keppler<\/a>\"Kay<\/a>\u00a0is an author\u00a0Zero Gravity Outcasts<\/a><\/em>, Betting on Hope<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0Gargoyle: Three Enchanting Romance Novellas<\/a><\/em>, and editor of fiction and nonfiction \u2013Angel\u2019s Kiss<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Outsource It<\/em>! She lives in northern California. Contact her here at Writer\u2019s Fun Zone in the comments below, or at\u00a0kaykeppler@yahoo.com<\/a>\u00a0to ask questions, suggest topics, or if you prefer, complain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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