How do you use time jumps to create suspense?
See how Rebecca Roanhorse uses time jumps to create suspense in Black Sun.
How do you lure readers into an epic fantasy world?
See how Rebecca Roanhorse uses suspense to make readers desperate to know more about the fantasy world she builds in Black Sun.
How do you introduce a complex plot?
Learn how Jesse Q. Sutanto hooks readers while launching a complex plot and large cast of characters in Dial A for Aunties.
How do you plot a page-turner?
Discover the plot techniques Laura Dave uses to maximize suspense in her novel.
How do you maximize dramatic irony in the opening of a novel?
See how Laura Dave uses our knowledge of the novel's hook to delay gratification, increase suspense, and turn readers into sleuths.
What can dialogue do?
Learn the techniques Casey McQuiston uses to maximize the impact of dialogue in I Kissed Shara Wheeler.
Does your plot need to follow a set structure?
Learn about plot structure and the interplay between internal and external plots through an analysis of Tana French's The Searcher.
Should you tell your story in chronological order?
How Patchett uses a shuffled chronology to tell a story that is also about the act of telling stories.
When is telling better than showing?
Sometimes your scene objectives require telling rather than showing. Discover how you can make telling dynamic.
Backstory: Persuasion chapter 4
In which Austen reveals the backstory between Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth.