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Tag Archives: suspense
From Short Story to Novel–Part Two
The story of Scott and Daphne, plus assorted lizards, faires, and other odd creatures continues. If you missed part one, you probably ought to go back and read it now. Here’s your handy-dandy link: Click Here! In case you forgot … Continue reading
Posted in editing, novel writing, Writing
Tagged cable TV, creative writing, elves, fairy, fantasy, flash fiction, humor, novel writing, novelette, novella, short fiction, short novel, short story, suspense, TV, TV show, unicorn, Writing
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Story as striptease
Despite being opposites–stories are additive; striptease is subtractive–one can still draw parallels. An ecdysiast (look it up) teases her (or his) audience by making them wonder how much farther she/he will go. Successful genre fiction does much the same thing, … Continue reading
Posted in editing, novel writing, Writing
Tagged 24, action, adventure, cliff hanger, ecdysiast, planning, plotting, puppy, storytelling, stripper, striptease, suspense, toddler, traffic
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Ya gotta have heart
Though clichéd, it’s true that the building blocks of a good novel are the scenes. I imagine if one looked hard enough it would be possible to find a novel with neither scene nor chapter breaks, but it would definitely … Continue reading
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Tagged cliffhanger, danger, doubt, fear, Fiction, girl scout, jeopardy, leader, novel, politician, questions, scene building, suspense, tension
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Tension: We’ll be right back, after this…
Tension is (or should be) a writer’s stock in trade. It’s what causes readers to stay up late to “finish just one more” page, scene, chapter, part, or volume of your epic–be it fiction or something else. Tension is shorthand for … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Writing
Tagged building tension, memoir, non-fiction, nude men, suspense, techniques, tension
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Stop! Don’t answer that. How to write a novel–part 29
I care deeply about my audience. I really do. I want everyone to live long lives, read all my titles, and tell their friends about them. The irony is that in order to develop such ties, I have to treat my … Continue reading