: Re: How do I hide Chekhov's Gun? If there is a gun on the mantelpiece in the Act 1, then in Act 2, that gun must be fired. Background I'm a big believer in Chekhov's Gun. I try not to

Describe the container of the gun instead.

Let's say that gun has to be in a room. When you are at the point of describing the room's content, just also describe a box, the size enough to fit your desired gun.

That way, you did not directly described any gun and you got your desired effect: the reader that is paying attention and it's very involved in the evolution of your storyline may assume that the box may contain a gun, while others will not thing anything special about it.

Guns aside, you could use this tactic to indirectly imply the existence of anything you want, without making anything obvious. Finding an object around that normally sits in a basement would be an option in your specific case.

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