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Q&A Should cliffhangers be used in every chapter?

This is not a great question but I use a lot of cliffhangers. And I have a habit of making cliffhangers in the end of every chapter that I write just to hook the reader. The question is, is it a g...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by Amin Mohamed Ajani‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Has this dialogue enough suspense to engage the reader?

I still have to make some grammar and writing corrections but I would like to know if this dialogue Has this has enough suspense to engage the reader (so that he or she wants to read more)? “Excu...

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question fiction suspense
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Q&A What is the difference between Tension, Suspense and Mystery?

Can you define the differences between Tension, Suspense and Mystery in fiction writing? Some resources says tension is how much you care about a character but I cannot imagine how it is possible...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by pencilCake‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do these starting paragraphs make you want to keep reading? [closed]

OK, first, I'm not a native. So, what you do by instinct and a bit of research, I do by extensive research, including accents and dialog style. I’m dead. ‘But you have a chance,’ I was told, ...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Mussri‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What raises the stakes and suspicion in a plot?

I was just reading about how when a character has something they truly care about, that the stakes are raised more now that they can lose it, which leads to suspicion. But what really drives peop...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Aspen the Artist and Author‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question novel suspense
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Q&A Character development and suspense [closed]

How does/can proper character development add to the suspense felt in the reader?

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by McKenzie Moon Mester‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭