: Re: What to avoid when foreshadowing a death? If, for example, I plan for a character to die in the middle of the story, and let's say I'd like to foreshadow his death by dropping a few hints

@Jennifer354

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Foreshadowing that looks like foreshadowing is poorly-executed foreshadowing.

You can leave clues in the narrative which in retrospect point to the events that follow, but these should be things the characters naturally see.

You prepare the reader for the discovery of Susan's untimely demise by saying that Brian was worried because he had not heard from Susan in three weeks.

You do not do this by ending a chapter with the phrase, "Brian was soon to regret letting Susan stay in the cabin by herself."

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