Tips to Bookend Your Novel – Part 1
Have you ever finished a novel and thought, Wow. That ending was perfect? Sometimes we can’t even articulate exactly why…
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What Is a Subplot—and Why Do You Need One?
When I first started considering writing novels, I found the idea of subplots daunting. I knew I needed to put…
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Microtension in Fiction by Degrees
Over these past posts on microtension, we’ve looked at many ways to create contradictions and incongruencies in our prose to…
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Using Contradictions to Create Microtension – Part 6
One of the most powerful ways to create microtension is through contradictions between a character’s internal state and the setting…
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Using Contradictions to Create Microtension – Part 5
We’ve been looking at how to craft powerful mictotension (a must in fiction!) in these last few posts. In this…
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Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 4
When writers think about tension in action, they often focus on movement—what physically happens in a scene. That can create…
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Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 3
We’re continuing our look at how to use contradictions to create masterful microtension in our fiction. In this post, we’ll…
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Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 2
We’re continuing our look at microtension in fiction and how to use contradictions to craft it masterfully (click here to…
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Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 1
I can’t say this enough: masterful microtension in fiction, on every page, is what turns a good novel (or short…
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