Thursday, December 2, 2010

Still More Ways to Create Suspense

Here they are...

11. Build suspense step by step. As one question is answered, pose another.
12. "A moment of tension requires an economy of words."  LaVyrle Spencer.
13. Replace passive verbs with active ones.
14. Never waste the reader's time by actions or dialogue that do not push the story forward.
15. Action scenes require shorter sentences.

In a few days, I'll post the final five ways to create suspense. Stay tuned...