Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories That Keep Readers on the Edge of Their Seats

By Jane K. Cleland

Book Overview

Using case studies, exercises, and dozens of examples from best-selling authors, learn how to write compelling stories that leave your readers wanting more.

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, & 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 teach you how to:
- Implement thirteen no-fail techniques to construct an effective plot and structure for your story
- Use Cleland's Plotting Road Map to add elements of suspense like twists, reversals, and moments of danger
- Write subplots with purpose
- Improve your descriptions, character development, sentence structure, and 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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159963967X
• ISBN13: 9781599639673
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"