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Subject: Writer's Digest - "Turn Up the Tension"

dialyn opened this issue on Jun 24, 2003 ยท 2 posts


dialyn posted Tue, 24 June 2003 at 4:18 PM

Attached Link: Build the Thrill; 17 ways to add surprise to each page of your novel and keep your readers hooked

I don't know how many of you have a subscription to Writer's Digest magazine but I thought these suggestions were intersting. I happen to think there should be suspense in every story...not just mysteries and spy thrillers. I don't think there needs to be a death in every book, but I think there should be a curiosity that builds in the reader about what is going to happen and some threat (not necessarily physical) over the well being of the character. Of course, that's just me. Here's some tips for building tension in novels. Some of them might work for your stories too. What do you think? Any of them that you can use???