Massimo Marino's Blog: The Ramblings and the Rumblings - Posts Tagged "suspended-questions"

Whenever you need to go into some lengthy exposition about character, past events (“She remembered the first time they met, etc.”), try to preface it with a bit of unfinished narrative -- maybe with an unanswered question -- that keeps the reader saying, "Yes, and what happens next?" --and then take your time telling him.