How to Create Red Herrings
Look at this! This is very specific information a character just offered up, or maybe it’s an object that our attention was called to. It must be important. It’s definitely a clue!
Except it’s not queue devious writer laughter.
A Red Herring is a false clue planted to distract or mislead readers which leads to an unexpected ending. Red Herrings aren’t just for mysteries, if you have ever suspected a character of being a villain just to find out they’re only broody and sarcastic, well that’s a Red Herring!
Look at this! This is very specific information a character just offered up, or maybe it’s an object that our attention was called to. It must be important. It’s definitely a clue!
Except it’s not queue devious writer laughter.
A Red Herring is a false clue planted to distract or mislead readers which leads to an unexpected ending. Red Herrings aren’t just for mysteries, if you have ever suspected a character of being a villain just to find out they’re only broody and sarcastic, well that’s a Red Herring!
Look at this! This is very specific information a character just offered up, or maybe it’s an object that our attention was called to. It must be important. It’s definitely a clue!
Except it’s not queue devious writer laughter.
A Red Herring is a false clue planted to distract or mislead readers which leads to an unexpected ending. Red Herrings aren’t just for mysteries, if you have ever suspected a character of being a villain just to find out they’re only broody and sarcastic, well that’s a Red Herring!