Thriller Plot Twist Benchmarks + Thriller Planning Tips

I'm breaking down the spots in your thriller manuscript where you HAVE to have good twists--whether they are big gamechangers or subtle (but marked) shifts in the status quo. They are spots where all good thrillers have something exciting happen. After I go through these twist spots, I'm sharing three of my top tips for tracking your thriller plot and structuring and/or fixing your book.
00:00 Introduction
02:15 Essential plot twist overview
04:23 What about the inciting incident?
05:25 30% twist
07:18 50% twist
10:45 70-85% twist
14:07 90% issues & last page twists
15:16 Tips for thriller plotting
16:28 Tracking scene/story questions
19:52 Story threading/cause & effect
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