What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. So says Juliet to Romeo, but we all know how that turned out. Sorry, Julie, but the truth is that names matter to all of us. For fiction writers, this truth is especially noteworthy. Novelists and short-story writers, you […]
February 14, 2014 by 36 Comments Writer's HelpThe Super-Secret Way to Create Suspense in Your Story
If you’re a writer, or aspire to become one, you know part of your homework is to study suspense. After all, suspense is what readers (particularly mystery and thriller readers) look for in a book. The American Heritage Dictionary tells us such readers want “the condition of being suspended.” They want to experience the “anxiety […]
