Suspense & Plot
What the Reader Knows That the Characters Don't
Chapter 3: Two rooms, one reader. How dramatic irony builds suspense without needing a twist.
Suspense & Plot
Suspense & Plot
Writing Danger Without Writing a Cartoon
Chapter 4: Real danger on the page, and why the scary parts should slow down, not speed up.
Suspense & Plot
The Rescue That Isn't One
Chapter 5: Committing fully to a trap your characters can’t see, so the gut-punch lands later.