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Suspense Quotes
The craft of not knowing yet.
These are working notes from people who build suspense for a living, on why the human element matters more than tricks, and how a story keeps readers guessing on purpose.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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When the reader and one narrator know something the other narrator does not, the opportunities for suspense and plot development and the shifting of reader sympathies get really interesting.
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Suspense arises naturally from good writing - it's not a spice to be added separately.
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I'm a bit more of a suspense reader on the adult side, but my favorites were the ones I grew up reading.
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I think suspense is a big thing.
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I've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense.
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