Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot
Author: Cleland, Jane K.
ISBN: 9781599639673
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 28 Apr 2016
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Using case studies, exercises, and dozens of examples from best-selling authors, learn how to write compelling stories that leave your readers wanting more. Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Suspense is one of the most powerful tools a writer has for captivating readers P#8211; but it isnP#39;t just for thrillers. From mainstream fiction to memoir, suspense creates the emotional tension that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Plt;iPgt;Mastering Suspense, Structure, Pamp; PlotPlt;/iPgt; 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.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Inside, Cleland will teach you how to:Plt;brPgt;P#8226; Implement thirteen no-fail techniques to construct an effective plot and structure for your storyPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Use ClelandP#39;s Plotting Road Map to add elements of suspense like twists, reversals, and moments of dangerPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Write subplots with purposePlt;brPgt;P#8226; Improve your descriptions, character development, sentence structure, and morePlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Indispensable! For newbie authors and veterans alike, this terrific how-to is your new go-to. DonP#39;t write your book without it P#8211; itP#39;s a treasure.Pquot; Plt;brPgt;P#8211; Plt;bPgt;Hank Phillippi RyanPlt;/bPgt;, Agatha, Anthony, Macavity and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author
ISBN: 9781599639673
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 28 Apr 2016
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Using case studies, exercises, and dozens of examples from best-selling authors, learn how to write compelling stories that leave your readers wanting more. Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Suspense is one of the most powerful tools a writer has for captivating readers P#8211; but it isnP#39;t just for thrillers. From mainstream fiction to memoir, suspense creates the emotional tension that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Plt;iPgt;Mastering Suspense, Structure, Pamp; PlotPlt;/iPgt; 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.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Inside, Cleland will teach you how to:Plt;brPgt;P#8226; Implement thirteen no-fail techniques to construct an effective plot and structure for your storyPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Use ClelandP#39;s Plotting Road Map to add elements of suspense like twists, reversals, and moments of dangerPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Write subplots with purposePlt;brPgt;P#8226; Improve your descriptions, character development, sentence structure, and morePlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Indispensable! For newbie authors and veterans alike, this terrific how-to is your new go-to. DonP#39;t write your book without it P#8211; itP#39;s a treasure.Pquot; Plt;brPgt;P#8211; Plt;bPgt;Hank Phillippi RyanPlt;/bPgt;, Agatha, Anthony, Macavity and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author
