Daily Archives: September 18, 2012
Some Mechanisms Underlying Narrative Tension
Since the WIP I’m finishing up is an espionage fantasy, it’s safe to say I’ve been thinking a lot about pacing and how thrillers achieve their heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat engagement with the reader. Superficially, they do it through mounting tension followed … Continue reading
Posted in Genre Observations, Writing
Tagged Narrative Tension, Suspense, Thrillers, writing
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