With Easter approaching, I thought about the tradition of hiding colorful eggs for children to find. Did you know this term is also used in regards to books, movies, and games? They are basically hidden references, inside jokes, or clues to the plot's development that are subtly added. In the book Ready Player One, the protagonist mentioned 'Easter Eggs' or puzzles hidden within the video games he played. When I read the book, that was the first time I had heard the term hidden Easter eggs in that context.
I add all kinds of 'Easter Eggs' to my books and will talk about them on my April Instagram posts. Since my books contain a plethora of these obvious and not-so-obvious gems, I've forgotten some of them over the years. Here are a few: Travelers “Miss Scarlett, you flatter me.” Charles blushed. Margaret, Scarlett’s sister, shot daggers at her from a distance. Triana read Margaret’s thoughts right as their eyes had met, as she had been able to do with the men who Scarlett had toyed with. It was a brief moment as Margaret said inwardly, Someday I would like to write an unflattering story about Scarlett so the men will know how selfish she really is.
I begin each book with a Disney reference. Can you tell which movie the line in bold came from?
P.S.S. I read Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson and his character made a Disney Lion King reference in Chapter 30. I was shocked and pleased.
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