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Suspense Fiction

Mystery/Thriller What Makes a Thriller Work Without On-Screen Gore and Crafting Suspense Through Restraint

Author Courtney Psak breaks down what makes a thriller work without on-screen gore and crafting suspense through restraint.

Writing Techniques Tension, Twists, and Happily Ever Afters: 5 Things I Learned in Switching Genres Kathleen Barber

Writing Techniques Secrets We Keep From Each Other: Building Tension in Fictional Marriages Paul Vidich

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With Thomas Perry on Suspense and Leaving What Matters (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Write Better Fiction Building Growing Unease in Suspense Fiction Elka Ray

Write Better Fiction Laura Griffin: Using Genealogy to Write Suspense Fiction Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Bonnie Kistler: On Writing a Psychological Suspense of Revenge Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Lindsay Cameron: On the Anonymity of the Internet Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Fiction Sarah Strohmeyer: On Having Confidence in Your Writerly Voice Robert Lee Brewer

Writing Techniques 5 Tips for Writing a Domestic Thriller Leah Konen

Writing Techniques 8 Ways to Add Suspense to Your Novel Connor Sullivan

Write Better Fiction Carole Stivers: Constantly Evolving as a Writer Robert Lee Brewer

Writing Techniques 21 Fast Hacks to Fuel Your Story With Suspense Elizabeth Sims

Write Better Fiction What is Suspense?The Writers Encyclopedia

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