What is suspense?���u The excitement or tension that

readers feel as they become involved in a story and eagerly await the outcome. – Reader wonders what will happen

next.

– Reader wonders when the next plot surprise will spring out at them.

– Reader wonders how the character will resolve their conflicts.

Each scene, chapter, event ends on a “hook” to lure readers to the next.

High drama and emotion for both the characters, and if successful,

the reader too. The timeline is short and the hero(ine) is in constant and ever-increasing peril.

The climactic end is the result of hero(ine) solving the mystery and giving the

villain his do.

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