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Tension

How to Build Suspense By Meeting Readers in the Middle

September 12, 2012

How to Build Suspense By Meeting Readers in the Middle

September 12, 2012

Thriller author Donna Galanti has 7 great tips on how to build suspense and keep the reader’s attention, so read on. I’ve learned so much about suspense since writing my…

KM Weiland on Reverse Outlining

January 30, 2012

KM Weiland on Reverse Outlining

January 30, 2012

Katie’s book, Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success guides writers with a step-by-step approach to developing and writing a novel. One of the story mapping techniques is Reverse…

Frustration: Your Novel’s Best Friend

September 12, 2011

Frustration: Your Novel’s Best Friend

September 12, 2011

You’re thinking that title must be a typo, aren’t you? It isn’t, I promise. 🙂 Frustration is awesome. Sure, as writers, we want NOTHING to do with this emotion. Between…

More Tension-Building Tips: Learning From a Pro

August 8, 2011

More Tension-Building Tips: Learning From a Pro

August 8, 2011

I saw the final Harry Potter movie last week. I think I’m in mourning. I’m also still pondering the tension piece of writing, and how important it is. Put those two pieces…