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In action films, directors grab the audience’s attention in the first moments by using a technique called ‘In Medias Res’

In the world of storytelling, few techniques are as powerful—or as risky—as the cliffhanger. Done well, it keeps your audience....

Cold opens—a bold, unannounced jump into the middle of the action. Often structured using the classic literary technique In Medias Res.

When you hear ‘Chekhov’s Gun,’ you probably think of a weapon on the wall that must go off by the end of the story. But in sci-fi and fantasy

While retcon can be a useful narrative device to fix plot holes, introduce new developments, or clarify confusing details,

Möbius strip of cause and effect—where time loops twist agency into paradox. In these loops, the same events unfold endlessly, or a future

Welcome to the world of reverse red herrings—where anagrams don’t just conceal secrets, they create illusions.

In science fiction and speculative thought, few images are as elegant and mind-bending as the Möbius strip. A simple loop with a twist,

Time loop stories love their paradoxes. They're built like Möbius strips: one twisted path, no clear beginning or end, just a continuous loop

Morse code, with its stark simplicity of dots and dashes, becomes more than just a method of transmission. It becomes a metaphor