There is no one thing that makes a story compelling.
Many factors go into a gripping story: characters readers care about, a challenge for them that is meaningful and makes sense, and...
That thing that keeps your readers up at night...
A sense of worry for your characters. Or dread.
Will they make it out of the tunnel in time? Will she finally find the courage to tell her lover the truth? Will she catch the murderers before another person is killed?
Having compelling characters and an interesting plot is not enough. How do you make sure your book is a page turner?
No matter what genre you write, you can learn how to add the elements of suspense to keep your reader riveted to the page.
I'm excited to present to you award-winning thriller author, Ezra Barany, my husband, for this upcoming training in the techniques for adding suspense to your story on
Wednesday, May 17, 5:30-7pm Pacific
How to Write Suspense in Any Genre
(It will be recorded if you can't make it live.)
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
— Learn how the art of subtext can drive the story forward — Uncover the naked truth about why some chapter formats are boring…and what to do
— Discover the power of putting time-locks in your story to create a compelling page-turner
—The right (and wrong) ways to time your story’s revelations
— 3 ways you might be overusing suspense techniques and 5 signs you need more suspense
— How to use atmosphere, setting, subplots, secondary characters to amp up suspense
— How to build in suspense into your story planning process and while you edit
HOW WE DELIVER THE TRAINING +WHAT YOU'LL GET We’ll be doing the training live via Zoom. Once you register, you'll get the replay delivered with any other goodies including 90-minutes+ of training in video (MP4) and audio (MP3), a PDF containing all the slides, and a transcript of the live training.
BONUS!
We’re offering a bonus for people who register by May 17th: You get a free seat in our special webinar, HOW TO FIND CRITIQUE PARTNERS, on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 5:30-7pm PT.
Hope to see you there!
Have a great rest of your week!
All my best, Beth
PS. Today! I'll be sharing with the members of the National Association of Memoir Writers on how to choose the best story structure for your story: Friday, May 12, 11am PT. More information here.
PPS. Enjoy this new author Q&A by award-winning British author, Donna Harper, who placed in a recent contest I ran for the opening of mystery novel, "Focus on Death." She says, "In creative writing classes I was named Queen of Death because someone always dies in my fiction writing." You can read the whole Q&A here.
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