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Killing the Moment
When Writers Pull the Rug Out from Under Us In fiction, we’re often taught to expect tension to rise, build, and climax. But some of the most unforgettable scenes do something very different—they kill the moment. Just when everything feels intense or emotionally charged, the story flips, swerves, or deflates the moment entirely. This technique, though surprising, is a powerful literary device used to…
