Showing posts with label suspense. Show all posts
Mar 18, 2020
What is suspense vs. mystery? What makes these two elements important to a story?
March 18, 2020
By Ash Jackson.
Let’s take a look at the definitions for these two.
Suspense:
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, suspense is a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. What does this mean to a story? As an author, creating suspense is an important part of a book. Too much suspense can kill a story while too little can make it fall flat, efficiently destroying it. It’s an emotional process that readers need to go through to fully enjoy a story and writers need to treat with care. Suspense is a threat or danger that needs to be resolved or faced head-on. It’s not about solving puzzles- far from that!
Mar 11, 2020
Writing Tension in Quiet Scenes
March 11, 2020
By Jackie Mead.
Writers spend a lot of time thinking about what excites readers. But is your scene exciting to write? No? Sounds like it needs more tension.
Tension can be summed up in one word: anticipation. Ever watched your two favorite characters from a TV show have a conversation that makes you want to scream at the screen? Maybe they are in love but too afraid to admit it. Or they hate each other due to a misunderstanding. Or one of them is trying to hide something from the other. That interaction, even if it’s only small talk, is filled with tension. You, the audience, are anticipating that something big (good or bad) might happen at any moment.
Jan 3, 2020
Internal Conflict 101
January 03, 2020
By Bethany Tucker.
Conflict
is the fuel of a story. It’s what makes the character burn and shine and the
plot points churn. Without it, the engine, the world in which the story is
told, has nothing to make it thrum with life. Conflict, however, comes in two
forms, external and internal. Both are necessary for a strong story.
May 29, 2019
Tips and Tricks to Create Suspense Inspired by ‘Where the Forest Meets the Stars’ by Glendy Vanderah
May 29, 2019
By Lidija Hilje.
Novels
are basically all about Q and A; the author poses questions and, with some
delay, answers them. In that period of delay lies suspense—a feeling of anticipation, apprehension and anxiety the
reader experiences while waiting for the questions to be answered.
The
success of a book depends on this feeling; it’s what makes the reader turn the
pages. So it’s always good to explore new ways of
drawing more suspense out of your writing.
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