The Bad Writer's Book of Bad Foreshadowing
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Being a good bad writer is a ton of work. One of the ways that bad writing shines is through shoddy use of the concept of foreshadowing. What is foreshadowing? We are so glad you asked. We are not quite sure.
The internet says foreshadowing is, "A literary device that is used to tease the reader about plot turns that will occur later in the story." And to that we assert, easy for you to say, bucko. Foreshadowing can improve a book. It can also be obvious and annoying. And that's what we are hoping you will learn. Bad foreshadowing is something every bad writer must master.
To assist you in this goal, we have gathered 218 examples of bad foreshadowing to experience and learn from. We scoured the library at the Institute of Bad Writing and took out all the example of bad foreshadowing we came across. Discern how they take the gentle art of foreshadowing and make it bad writing. If you feel the need to steal these examples and make a story from them, who will stop you. That's another wonderful aspect of bad writers, we steal, baby.
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The Bad Writer's Book of Bad Foreshadowing - David Macpherson
The Introduction
The examples are coming! The example are coming! Don’t put this book down! The Examples are coming!
Why did we start this book with that paragraph? Because that was an example of foreshadowing. And it was also true, examples are coming. A lot of examples, which is why we repeated ourselves. When we are serious about teaching bad writing, we repeat ourselves. When we are serious about teaching bad writing, we repeat ourselves.
We here at the Institute of Bad Writing know there are a lot of aspects to take into account in order to be one of the finest of bad writers. There is sloppy tenses. Poor grammar. Thin characterizations. Chopped up participles masquerading as sentences. There is a lot.
You thought you could just pick up a pen, go over to the keyboard and be a successful bad writer.
We are here to dissuade of such assumptions. Being a good bad writer is a ton of work. One of the ways that bad writing shines is through shoddy use of the concept of foreshadowing.
What is foreshadowing? We are so glad you asked. We are not quite sure. But we have the internet, and the internet tells us all the things we do not know. Or at least, that’s what the internet has told us.
The internet has said that foreshadowing is, A literary device that is used to tease the reader about plot turns that will occur later in the story.
And to that we assert, easy for you to say, bucko.
Foreshadowing can improve a book. It can also be obvious and annoying. And that’s what we are hoping you will learn.
Bad foreshadowing is something every bad writer must master.
To assist you in this goal, we have gathered 218 examples of bad foreshadowing to experience and learn from. We scoured the library at the Institute of Bad Writing and took out all the example of bad foreshadowing we came across.
Who wrote these examples? Who cares? They are bad writers. They are numberless and infinite. They could be people you know, or people you never heard of, but read as a kid. Or, they could be from you. You never know.
Linger on these examples. Discern how they take the gentle art of foreshadowing and make it bad writing. If you feel the need to steal these examples and make a story from them, who will stop you. That’s another wonderful aspect of bad writers, we steal, baby.
David Macpherson
The Institute of Bad Writing
Foreshadowing as We Have Found It
1.Mr. Axelrod shrugged into his coat and said, Don’t worry. I will be right back.
But, of course, he was not.
2. Tina squeezed her stuffed animal into a tight hug. I love you Mr. Fuzzy Bear-Bear,
she whispered into its stuffed ear. Mr. Fuzzy Bear-Bear blinked his two red eyes and intoned in a deep mellifluous voice, The blood. Oh, yes. The blood will surely flow.
3.