How to write suspense

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TL/DW = the unknown.

Limit the point of view so the reader has limited information.
Choose the right setting to limit the known.
Style and form can be used to mess with the conveying and pacing of information.
Dramatic irony can be used to reveal some information to the reader that the characters don’t know.
Cliffhangers can be used… If you also like coming up with implausible resolutions to them.

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See also: http://www.writersdigest.com/qp7-migration-conferencesevents/nine-tricks-to-writing-suspense-fiction

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