Have you ever heard of deus ex machina? It’s the concept that something suddenly fixes the story out of the blue. Like God just provided a solution when needed.
It is not kindly looked upon.
Make sure that the supernatural elements in your story aren’t acting as deus ex machina.
A ghost shouldn’t appear and suddenly have all the answers that everyone needed. A character shouldn’t suddenly realize that they have magic powers and can spell away all the problems. The daylight can’t suddenly be the cure to all problems.
The supernatural is fantastic when you use it correctly. Don’t use it as a cure-all or a problem solver just because you can’t find any other way to make all the pieces fall into place, however.
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