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#WritersCoffeeClub 29: How do you handle foreshadowing? How do you navigate building up to the ‘big reveal’?

Since I know the essence of the ending before I start writing, I always have it in mind. So I prune and tune in service of that end (or one of the key moments/choices along the way).

They say "everything in writing should serve (at least) two purposes." In the moment, those seeds help characterization or plot or worldbuilding.