A man is surprised and horrified that his creation has come to life. It has escaped and now he has to travel the world looking for it. Every place he goes he sees its tracks and how it changed people’s lives for the worse.

Wait, are we talking Frankenstein or Pinocchio?

The protagonist is not who (or what) we expect. The descriptions have been ambiguous, we have been deprived of a piece of information. This is known as a tomato surprise (http://is.gd/bSDJm)

Write a story where you lead us to believe we know who the protagonist is, but you reveal it’s someone (or something) else.

You will find out that, if you were successful, the effect on the reader is immediate and powerful. If you were not it will be lukewarm.

Betray us, amaze us, thrill us!