Not sure how to fix poorly crafted suspense in fiction?

Suspense is an opportunity to engage. When it misses the mark, readers lose interest.

I'll teach you how to fix that.

This course introduces fiction editors and authors to the suspense trifecta – a user-friendly frame of reference that helps you identify suspense points at scene level, evaluate their success and revise with confidence.

Course curriculum

1

Watch the webinar
- Learning outcomes Free Preview
- Video: How to Line Edit for Suspense
- Transcript
2

Test your knowledge
- Practice questions and exercises
- Model answers
3

Course books
- Book: Editing Fiction at Sentence Level
- Book: Making Sense of Point of View
- Book: Making Sense of Punctuation
- Book: Making Sense of 'Show, Don't Tell'
- Booklet: Fabulous One-Liners in Fiction
- Booklet: 7 Chapter Endings that Hold Readers in Suspense
- Booklet: How to Use Beats in Crime Fiction and Thrillers
4

Access the other course resources
- Booklet: Conscious language resources
- Resource list: Writing craft books
- Resource list: Fiction editing macros
- More fiction editing and writing resources
5

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6

Music credits
- Who composed the music

How to Line Edit for Suspense

Help your authors craft suspenseful prose that compels readers to stay on the page

Not sure how to fix poorly crafted suspense in fiction?

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Course curriculum