Writing Article - Chekhov's Gun
Added 2018-08-31 17:07:50 +0000 UTCChekhov's Gun. Something that is often talked about and just as often misunderstood. Ask any two authors and they'll have different definitions - but in this article we don't over-focus on that.
Instead, we look at the effects of dramatic significance and how this can lead to plot threads (Chekhovs or otherwise) that don't have the pay off their hype deserves.
I'll give examples from RWBY and without, through books, movie and TV as we look at how to identify your CG's and also what Chekov really meant when he made his famous quote.
It's not all about avoiding guns on walls - sometimes it's just about cutting out the unimportant fluff.
