Readers enjoy the unexpected. Not
knowing what’s going to happen is part of the pleasure of hearing a story. But
just because you don’t know something doesn’t mean you want to know.
If a man approaches a crossroad
where he can turn left or right, you don’t know which way he’s going to choose.
But when he does choose, you won’t be surprised. You knew it was going to be
one of the two.
So a character going about his business, even though every action he takes is unknown to the reader right up
until it is revealed, won’t be engaging purely on the basis of not knowing.
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