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Q&A What makes "thrilling" writing?

I am writing a thriller, but even though it is filled with exciting events, it is starting to feel boring to me. My Scenario: This girl (Freya) has amnesia and the doctor that is helping her(Lana)...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Yass Meen‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:42:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/38576
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Yass Meen‭ · 2019-12-08T09:42:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am writing a thriller, but even though it is filled with exciting events, it is starting to feel boring to me.

**My Scenario:** This girl (Freya) has amnesia and the doctor that is helping her(Lana) who is also a single mother has a lost daughter who ran away from home. So they have each other. Freya finds a love interest (Casey) who is helping her with everything and a new gay best friend (Troye). Weird things happens around her like she feels like someone is watching her, trying to scare her or trying to kill her. She remembers few of her memories within the chapters, like her name and that she had a family and that she was once in love with someone really possessive of her. The doctor she lives with, founds out that Freya lost her memory due to some rare drugs.

**What is it that helps a good thriller capture its audience? How do you make it more than just a series of events?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-08-29T12:25:45Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 7