Fearless Prose
  • Home
    • Coming Events
  • For Writers
    • Become a Master Storyteller
    • Chat with Sandy Vaile
    • Blog
    • Coaching Service
    • Editing Service
    • All courses and services
    • Resources for Writers
    • Fearless Novelist group >
      • Success Stories
  • For Readers
    • "Inheriting Fear" book
    • "Combatting Fear" Book
    • Free reads
    • Book Reviews
  • Meet Sandy
    • Media Information
  • Contact
  • Login

How To Pace Tension in Fiction

4/6/2020

0 Comments

 
Author: Sandy Vaile
Originally published on the Romance Writers of Australia blog 08/06/20.
​

The importance of matching suspense to the fluctuations of plot

Tension is a critical element of all stories and needs to be maintained in order to keep readers turning the pages, but how does this correspond to the fluctuations of plot? There can’t be life-threatening situations in every chapter, nor are all stories about mortal danger. So, let’s explore how you can match the fluctuations in a story’s plot to the level of tension.

First we need to be on the same page in understanding what tension and plot fluctuations are, and then we’ll explore how to synchronise the two for jaw-clenching read.
Picture

Read More
0 Comments

    Fearless Prose

    Empowering modern fiction authors to confidently write novels worthy of publication

    Categories

    All
    All
    Backstory
    Character Development
    Point Of View
    Showing And Telling
    Story Openings
    Story Planning
    Structure
    Tension And Suspense
    Writing Business
    Writing Exercises

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    July 2021
    January 2021
    November 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    November 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    August 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018

    RSS Feed

© Sandy Vaile 2012-2023

Contact and Privacy Policy  -  About Sandy

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
    • Coming Events
  • For Writers
    • Become a Master Storyteller
    • Chat with Sandy Vaile
    • Blog
    • Coaching Service
    • Editing Service
    • All courses and services
    • Resources for Writers
    • Fearless Novelist group >
      • Success Stories
  • For Readers
    • "Inheriting Fear" book
    • "Combatting Fear" Book
    • Free reads
    • Book Reviews
  • Meet Sandy
    • Media Information
  • Contact
  • Login