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3. Surprise endings
I love surprise endings. All judges do. However, I hate out of the blue endings.
A good surprise ending can be predicted from the very beginning, but the author skilfully distracts you so that you never expect it (the traditional method of distracting the reader is to use red herrings).
Bad writing is creating a surprise ending that cannot be predicted and feels like the writer is simply trying to give the reader something they would never expect.
Instead, surprise the reader. Don’t make up the most shocking ending without providing the clues to this ending earlier in the story.
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