Pattern recognition. There are only so many stories and story elements that people work with. Familiarize yourself with them for long enough and most stories can be correctly ‘read’ before act 2 even begins.
Good authors know how to take advantage of this and fake out a seasoned audience, but most stories follow fairly simple patterns.
Pattern recognition. There are only so many stories and story elements that people work with. Familiarize yourself with them for long enough and most stories can be correctly ‘read’ before act 2 even begins.
Good authors know how to take advantage of this and fake out a seasoned audience, but most stories follow fairly simple patterns.