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Keep 'em hanging: The art of suspense means giving your reader something to worry about.

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Author(s): Tapply, William G.
Source:
Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.). Aug2005, Vol. 118 Issue 8, p30-33. 4p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
Subject Terms:
*SUSPENSE fiction; *STORY plots; *LITERARY characters; *POINT of view (Literature); *FICTION writing techniques

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- Abstract:
  This article discusses the essential elements needed in building suspense into the premise and structure of a novel. Presentation of the story's plot as a question; Efforts to create a likeable and competent but flawed protagonist with highly-motivated antagonist characters; Selection of the story's point of view to maximize suspense. INSET: Editing for suspense.