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  • Seeing Microtension Everywhere

    Seeing Microtension Everywhere

    April 20, 2026April 19, 2026

    We’ve been looking deeply at microtension over the last couple of months (which partially led me to writing my new…

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  • Microtension in Fiction by Degrees

    Microtension in Fiction by Degrees

    April 11, 2026April 11, 2026

    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

    Using Contradictions to Create Microtension – Part 6

    March 10, 2026March 30, 2026

    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

    Using Contradictions to Create Microtension – Part 5

    March 6, 2026March 30, 2026

    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

    Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 4

    March 2, 2026March 30, 2026

    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

    Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 3

    February 23, 2026March 30, 2026

    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

    Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 2

    February 16, 2026March 30, 2026

    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

    Using Contradictions to Create Masterful Microtension – Part 1

    February 10, 2026March 30, 2026

    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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  • Microtension – A MUST in Your Fiction

    Microtension – A MUST in Your Fiction

    November 17, 2025March 30, 2026

    Microtension. What is it? Just what the word implies: tension in story on a micro or small level. The word…

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