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Believable Stories Are Boring #shorts #writer

6 Jun 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief YouTube short, writer Nicolas Cole argues that stories that are entirely predictable—where every event feels inevitable and fully believable—are boring because they lack surprise and novelty. He explains that when readers can foresee every action, the narrative loses its pull. To keep readers engaged, Cole advises inserting surprises, whether large plot twists or small, subtle unexpected details, to continuously pull the reader along and maintain interest.

Believable is boring. If I tell you a story and everything that happens is so believable that you see it coming, like there's no surprise, you're like, "Yeah, that type of person would have done that type of thing," and there's no element of surprise, then it's really boring. There's no sense of novelty. You need things, whether they're big or small, you need little surprises to pull the reader along.