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How to Build the Scene / Writing Suspense: From Crime Scenes to Spy Scenes

Presented by: Angela Greenman | Bret Hurst | Christine M. Fairchild | Traci Abramson
Categories: Craft | Suspense | Writing

Panelists dicuss techniques for building suspense in scene writing across crime and spy genres. They share various strategies including creating tension on every page, effective pacing, and using questions to drive reader curiosity

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