Completely unironically this is one of my new favorite pieces of literature
Please stop he / him-ing me
Even the chocolate bar isnt this rude
Note to everyone: Forrest uses they/them. Only use those pronouns for them, or else Forrest isn’t going to be the one who should be most concerned about running.
Diversity win! The megacorporate confectionary mascot coming to assassinate you respects your pronouns and will assassinate those who do not!
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human: dude you've been in our d&d group for literally like three years, you don't need to keep asking if you're invited every time
vampire: i knowww, i just get anxious ok?
human: oh fair
I feel personally attacked. Lol
Top Tips for Clues, Red Herrings, and Breadcrumbs
One of the most important parts of writing MYSTERY is figuring out what to do with clues and red herrings - and how to use them effectively. Here’s some advice that’s never steered me wrong:
- Hide the real clue before the false ones! Most people, so by extent your readers and your sleuth, tend to focus on the last piece of information presented to them. A good strategy is to mention/show your real clue and then quickly shift focus.
- Do a clue cluster! Squeeze your real clue in among a whole pile of red herrings or other clues, effectively hiding it in plain sight. This works especially well with multiple suspect mysteries.
- Struggling to think of what a clue could be? Try this list:
- Physical objects: Letters, notes, tickets, emails, keepsakes, text messages, diaries, etc.
- Dialogue: voicemail recordings, overheard conversations, hearsay, gossip, rumours. All of these can hold grains of truth!
- Red herrings distract and confound your protagonist and your reader, so you should be careful not to overuse them. Well balanced, red herrings should lead your characters down false paths to create confusion, tension, and suspense.
- Contradictions! Have characters claim they did so-and-so at such-and-such a time, but other characters have evidence that contradicts this.
- Balance! Avoid a clue that’s so obvious it’s like a neon sign saying “Look at me, I’m a clue!” but don’t make it so obscure it’ll be missed entirely. A good clue should leave a reader saying “Damn, I should have noticed that”
You can also have the red herring be a real clue to another mystery. It’s all about misdirection
cis people be like. i would rather my loved one die than transition and be happy because it would be easier on me, the most important person in this situation, the cis person
cis people also be like. i love you but i need you to know if you live your true self i will always think of you as dead. and if you become happier i will consider your happy self a stranger. this is so hard on me. i am the victim.
Look, I know that this post is supposed to be positive. And honestly, I hate being the buzz kill, but do I care? No, not really. You shouldn't be generalizing a group like this. I, myself am a cis person, and I treat people with respect regardless of this gender or race. I don't care if people call me transphobic for saying this, as I should feel able to state my opinion. Anyway, yeah, if you disagree, tell me why, I'd like to know.
Sorry for the rant
you think this post is supposed to be positive? can you fucking read?
You wrote about murder?? Murder is illegal?? You wrote about this dude killing someone and you didn't even say 'murder is bad' at the start of the book, wht wtf, wtf is wrong with you? I can't believe you condone murder, I can't believe you're pro murber, oh my fucking God don'ttalk to me when ou literally kill people, freak. I'm calling the cops, what the fuck, I'm shaking and crying.