Writing Suspense That Keeps Teens Turning Pages

Mystery & Crime • Thriller & Suspense • Writing Craft
2011
Featuring Earl Fisher, Linda Fisher, Marco Conelli, Phyllis Johnson, Rayan Parker

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Earl Fisher, Linda Fisher, Marco Conelli, Phyllis Johnson, and Rayan Parker share lessons from their own novels about writing suspense for young readers. They explore how to balance tension, pacing, and emotional depth while keeping stories age appropriate and impossible to put down.

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