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My character had a lucky rabbit foot and I wrote her into a corner
I tried a writing prompt about a detective who finds a lucky rabbit foot at a crime scene. I thought it would be a cool supernatural twist, but after 8 chapters my character was just winning every coin flip and guess. It killed all the tension because nothing bad ever happened. I learned that luck needs limits or your story falls flat. Has anyone else had a gimmick that backfired on them mid draft?
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craig.sage29d ago
Made my character a psychic who could only tell the truth. Took me four chapters to realize I'd written myself out of having any mystery or plot twists.
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jamesf262mo ago
Just read this and honestly sounds like you're overthinking a rabbit foot.
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