The Bad Writer's Book of Bad Foreshadowing

Being a good bad writer is a ton of work. One of the ways that bad writing shines is through shoddy use of the concept of foreshadowing. What is foreshadowing? We are so glad you asked. We are not quite sure.

The internet says foreshadowing is, "A literary device that is used to tease the reader about plot turns that will occur later in the story." And to that we assert, easy for you to say, bucko. Foreshadowing can improve a book. It can also be obvious and annoying. And that's what we are ...