Updated: Oct 18, 2021 This post is part of a continuing discussion on How to Write a Suspense Novel. What you’ll need to write a strong suspense novel: I’ve discussed villain and hero motives before, but as I’ve been editing through my current work in progress and getting feedback from beta readers, I realized another keyContinue reading “How to Write a Suspense Novel: Overlapping Motivations”
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How to Write A Suspense Novel: Motives for the Protagonist’s Involvement
Updated: Oct 18, 2021 This is the fourth and final week of a blog series about how to write suspense novels. In the past few weeks I focused on each of the aspects below in the “what you’ll need” section. What you’ll need: This week I’ll be discussing options for your main character to be involvedContinue reading “How to Write A Suspense Novel: Motives for the Protagonist’s Involvement”
How to Write a Suspense Novel: Tips on Differing Points of View
Updated: Oct 18, 2021 This is the third week of a blog series about how to write suspense novels. In the next few weeks I’ll be focusing on one of the aspects below in the “what you’ll need” section. What you’ll need: This week I’ll be discussing how POV can affect your story, and why varyingContinue reading “How to Write a Suspense Novel: Tips on Differing Points of View”
How to Write a Suspense Novel: Raising the Stakes with a Deadline
Updated: Oct 18, 2021 Last week, I began a series about how to write suspense novels. In the next few weeks I’ll be focusing on one of the aspects below in the “what you’ll need” section. What you’ll need: This week I’ll be discussing why a strict timeline is vital to the plot of a suspenseContinue reading “How to Write a Suspense Novel: Raising the Stakes with a Deadline”
How To Write a Suspense Novel: Character Archetypes
Updated: Oct 18, 2021 It’s time to dive into how to write suspense novels, how to fix tension in your plots, and how to craft characters worth rooting for. In the next few weeks I’ll be focusing on one of the aspects below in the “what you’ll need” section. What you’ll need: We’ll start with theContinue reading “How To Write a Suspense Novel: Character Archetypes”
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