#WritersCoffeeClub Apr. 17: Can plots which hinge on a misunderstanding be done well?
They can, but that hinges on the writer's ability to build up to the reveal. Like I tapped out of a book in a series I otherwise like because the answer was so obvious and I had the entire rest of the dang book left and just couldn't spend that much time with them not being interesting enough to justify it.
Either you pace it so the reader has the slow realization somewhere midway after they're already hooked, you let them in right away with a wink and a cast worth watching stumble around, or you wait until the end with a twist, depending what suits your genre.
But it's just SO easy to think you're being clever, overplay your hand, and end up insulting your readers' intelligence.
