Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot: How to Write Gripping Stories That Keep

Description: Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot by Jane Cleland Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description By exploring how suspense in a narrative is built through careful attention to both plot and structure, Suspense, Structure, and Plot provides thirteen results-oriented techniques for creating suspense in a story, no matter what the genre. Publisher Description Enthrall Your Readers!Suspense is one of the most powerful tools a writer has for captivating readers--but it isnt just for thrillers. From mainstream fiction to memoir, suspense creates the emotional tension that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Mastering Suspense, Structure, & Plot is your hands-on guide to weaving suspense into your narrative. Award-winning author Jane K. Cleland teaches you how to navigate genre conventions, write for your audience, and build gripping tension to craft an irresistible page-turner.Inside, Cleland will show you how to-.Implement thirteen no-fail techniques to construct an effective plot and structure for your story.Use Clelands Plotting Road Map to add elements of suspense like twists, reversals, and moments of danger.Write subplots with purpose.Improve your descriptions, character development, sentence structure, and morePacked with case studies, exercises, and dozens of examples from best-selling authors, Mastering Suspense, Structure, & Plot is the key to writing suspenseful, engaging stories that leave your readers wanting more.------"Indispensable! For newbie authors and veterans alike, this terrific how-to is your new go-to. Dont write your book without it--its a treasure." --Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony, Macavity and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author Author Biography Jane K. Cleland writes the multiple award-winning Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery series (St. Martins Minotaur). The ninth in the series, which is often reviewed as an Antiques Roadshow for mystery fans, BLOOD RUBIES, will be published in December 2014. Library Journal named the first in the series, CONSIGNED TO DEATH, a "core title" for librarians looking to build a cozy collection, one of only 22 titles listed, along with books by Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. "Josie" stories have also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (AHMM). The novella, "Booked for Death," is slotted for publication in the January 2015 issue of AHMM. In addition, Jane has published four nonfiction books, most recently Business Writing for Results (originally published by McGraw Hill).Jane is well-established and well-respected in the global crime fiction writing community. She chairs the Black Orchid Novella Award, one of the Wolfe Packs literary awards, granted in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. She is a past chapter president of the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter and served on the national board. Additionally, Jane is the host of the Writers Room, a series of interviews with authors and industry professionals that appears on cable television and online (BronxNet).Jane has both an MFA (in professional and creative writing) and an MBA (in marketing and management). Shes a member of the fulltime faculty of Lehman College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, where she is also the Director of the Program for Professional Communications. She also mentors MFA students in the Western Connecticut State University MFA in Creative and Professional Writing and facilitates writing workshops, including Aspiring Writers Weekend and Memoir Writing, both sponsored by MIT/Endicott House.In addition, Jane is a frequent guest author at university writing programs, a featured presenter at major writing conferences, a much-loved facilitator at writing workshops, and a popular speaker at library and corporate events. Details ISBN 159963967X ISBN-13 9781599639673 Title Mastering Suspense, Structure, and Plot Author Jane Cleland Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 240 Publisher F&W Publications Inc GE_Item_ID:141751458; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. 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