Fictional Deceptions: Using Deception to Baffle, Surprise and Entertain Your Audience (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780991665372)

Surprise, suspense and entertaining plot twists are crucial to all fiction, and behind all three is the art and science of deception. Where's a law abiding, morally upstanding writer to turn for lessons on the principles of deception, the fine art of misdirection, and the ins and outs of obfuscation? Drawing lessons from more than 200 novels, plays and films, as well as from conmen, magicians, spies and generals, Fictional Deceptions shows you how to use the 7 principles and 10 techniques of deception to baffle, mislead and surprise your audience, which will most certainly entertain them.

Author: K. Scot MacDonald
ISBN-10: 0991665376
ISBN-13: 9780991665372
Publisher: Kerrera House Press
Language: English
Published: 04/12/2017
Pages: 242
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d