Suspense lives in the details of a scene. This panel explores how writers across genres build tension, control pacing, and reveal information at just the right moment to keep readers hooked from the first page to the last.
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Clay Stafford introduces international bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, who shares insight into the discipline, mindset, and realities of building a life in writing.
Gay Yellen, J.D. Webb, Kiersten Modglin, Linda Petrilli Duncan, Terrence McCauley, and Terri Parlato share the techniques they use to sustain tension from the opening scene to the last page. They discuss how character motivation, dialogue, pacing, and plot twists...
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