8 Tricks to Writing Suspenseful Fiction

• Maintain tension throughout your story 

• Avoid ‘organ music’ to create story suspense

• Don’t break circuit of suspense when it’s hot

• Avoid inappropriate mystery to create suspense 

• Speed up story by curtailing dramatic narration 

• ‘Fast forward’ to keep your story moving 

• Employ lock-in to ensure you have a story 

• Increase story’s suspense through reversal 


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