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Story change devices

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Story devices and techniques are 'tricks of the trade' that authors use to make their story work effectively. Here are devices that change the story in some way.

Discovery: Revelation that changes story.
Fold: Changing direction mid-stream.
Interrupted Routine: Adding confusion to the familiar.
Realization: The 'aha' moment.
Reversal: Sudden change, for example of fortunes.
Split: Breaking into separate story fragments.

Story change devices

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