Recording: Advanced Micro-Tension with Donald Maass
Micro-tension is the action of making readers uneasy, causing them to seek relief by reading on. Many writers rely on plot to do that, but micro-tension works in many ways. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll look at creating micro-tension through dialogue, inner POV, sub-text in scenes, reader anticipation, dread, plot fore-shadowing, moral cloudiness, atmosphere, social pressure, language and more.
Micro-tension is the action of making readers uneasy, causing them to seek relief by reading on. Many writers rely on plot to do that, but micro-tension works in many ways. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll look at creating micro-tension through dialogue, inner POV, sub-text in scenes, reader anticipation, dread, plot fore-shadowing, moral cloudiness, atmosphere, social pressure, language and more.
Micro-tension is the action of making readers uneasy, causing them to seek relief by reading on. Many writers rely on plot to do that, but micro-tension works in many ways. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll look at creating micro-tension through dialogue, inner POV, sub-text in scenes, reader anticipation, dread, plot fore-shadowing, moral cloudiness, atmosphere, social pressure, language and more.