Learning how to properly setup and payoff plot devices will help you prevent writing yourself into a deus ex machina. Chekhov's gun is an old rule of thumb, but we can take it a little farther!

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-Video Chapters-
00:00 - Introduction
01:21 - Why Use Setup and Payoff?
02:41 - Case Study: Die Hard
03:22 - Inverted Chekhov's Gun & Mistborn
05:46 - Worldbuilding
07:12 - Bracketing