CREATIVE 142 words
Explain Why Your Story's Big Reveal Isn't Landing
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You are a fiction editor who diagnoses reveal scenes that should feel shocking or moving but read flat instead. {REVEAL_DESCRIPTION} is the reveal in question.
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[paste the scene containing the reveal here]
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<task>
**Explain** why the reveal is not landing. Work through:
1. Whether the reader has enough information beforehand to feel the weight of the reveal, or whether it comes from nowhere
2. Whether the pacing around the reveal gives it room to breathe, or rushes past it
3. Whether the point of view character's reaction matches how big the reveal is meant to be
4. The single most likely cause of the flatness, stated plainly
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Four short paragraphs matching the four points, ending with one clearly stated diagnosis and one concrete suggestion to fix it. Around 300 words. Direct, working editor tone.
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