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Say you're into a particular writer who likes giving each of his stories a special kind of Twist Ending. He likes using it so much it's practically a signature element for his works. For some readers, it's predictable and groanworthy, others might like it. Imagine the surprise when, after you've put down the book, the twist isn't there. Much like an Empty Room Psych, the author willingly removes that twist from his latest work to throw avid fans (and the Genre Savvy who expected It Was His Sled) for a loop. Compare with The Untwist. Examples of Meta Twist include:

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  • Say you're into a particular writer who likes giving each of his stories a special kind of Twist Ending. He likes using it so much it's practically a signature element for his works. For some readers, it's predictable and groanworthy, others might like it. Imagine the surprise when, after you've put down the book, the twist isn't there. Much like an Empty Room Psych, the author willingly removes that twist from his latest work to throw avid fans (and the Genre Savvy who expected It Was His Sled) for a loop. Compare with The Untwist. Examples of Meta Twist include:
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  • Say you're into a particular writer who likes giving each of his stories a special kind of Twist Ending. He likes using it so much it's practically a signature element for his works. For some readers, it's predictable and groanworthy, others might like it. Imagine the surprise when, after you've put down the book, the twist isn't there. Much like an Empty Room Psych, the author willingly removes that twist from his latest work to throw avid fans (and the Genre Savvy who expected It Was His Sled) for a loop. Maybe he realized that using the trope was becoming predictable or worse, a crutch, and ditched it. Or perhaps he plotted a perfectly good waste from before even writing the first book just to give fans a huge surprise. And of course, maybe he just wanted (horror of horrors) to surprise readers in order to entertain them. It doesn't matter which it is, the net effect is the same: The plot twist for that story becomes the absence of an established twist. So, a Meta Twist. For a moment, the Genre Savvy have become just as easy to surprise as the completely new reader. In fact, a newbie into the works/genre will be pleasantly surprised regardless. The avid reader will get the added bonus of not knowing what happens next. This can be a good way to keep the reader reading her future stories. Compare with The Untwist. Examples of Meta Twist include:
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