num_pages: 240
description: 2017 WINNER of the Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction (2016)Enthrall Your Readers! Suspense is one of the most powerful tools a writer has for captivating readers--but it isn't just for thrillers. From mainstream fiction to memoir suspense creates the emotional tension that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Mastering Suspense Structure &amp; Plot is your hands-on guide to weaving suspense into your narrative. Award-winning author Jane K. Cleland teaches you how to navigate genre conventions write for your audience and build gripping tension to craft an irresistible page-turner. Inside Cleland will show you how to: Implement thirteen no-fail techniques to construct an effective plot and structure for your storyUse Cleland's Plotting Road Map to add elements of suspense like twists reversals and moments of dangerWrite subplots with purposeImprove your descriptions character development sentence structure and morePacked with case studies exercises and dozens of examples from best-selling authors Mastering Suspense Structure &amp; Plot is the key to writing suspenseful engaging stories that leave your readers wanting more. ------ -Indispensable! For newbie authors and veterans alike this terrific how-to is your new go-to. Don't write your book without it--it's a treasure.- --Hank Phillippi Ryan Agatha Anthony Macavity and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author
language: English
title: Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories That Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats
publisher: Writer's Digest Books