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suspense in writing
Mystery/Thriller
8 Ways to Add Suspense to Your Novel
By Guest Column
May 5, 2021
Writing Techniques
Amp up Your Story Impact: Pushing Against and Leaning In
By Tiffany Yates Martin
Mar 17, 2021
Writing Habits and Practices
9 Lines of Writing Advice With Cats
By Robert Lee Brewer
Dec 12, 2020
Writing Techniques
Keeping Your Narrator’s Secrets When Writing a Series
By Tessa Wegert
Dec 8, 2020
Vintage WD
Vintage WD: 10 Rules for Suspense Fiction
By Writers Digest Staff
Oct 22, 2020
Mystery/Thriller
6 Tips to Create Suspense in a Thriller Novel
By Leslie Lutz
May 19, 2020
Book Recommendations
17+ Suspense Stories to Read at Halloween
By Amy Jones
Oct 23, 2019
Mystery/Thriller
Only One Reason to Write Suspense Novels: To Spin A Great Yarn
By Brian A. Klems
May 1, 2017
Writing Techniques
21 Fast Hacks to Fuel Your Story With Suspense
By Elizabeth Sims
Jan 12, 2015
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
4 Ways to Write a Killer Plot Twist
By Rachel Scheller
Oct 29, 2014
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
Tighten the Tension in Your Novel
By Rachel Scheller
Nov 11, 2013
Writing Techniques
6 Secrets to Creating and Sustaining Suspense
By Steven James
May 14, 2013
What's New
5 Simple Steps on Creating Suspense in Fiction
By Leigh Michaels
Feb 21, 2012
How to Improve Writing Skills
9 Tricks to Writing Suspense Fiction
By Simon Wood
Jul 10, 2008
How to Write a Mystery, Writing Thrillers
What is Suspense?
By The Writers Encyclopedia
Mar 11, 2008
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