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Six Ways to Add Suspense to a Story

May 2, 2011 by Lori Devoti 2 Comments

You may not write suspense novels. You may not even write mystery or thriller novels, but that doesn’t mean you don’t need to add suspense to a story. Any type of book can use the spice of a little, added suspense. And all stories need at least some deadlines and ticking time bombs. There are … [Read more…]

Posted in: By Genre, Mystery, Pacing Tagged: suspense, writing mysteries

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