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1st
19:29[personal profile] mbarker

Writing Excuses 18.09: Unpacking the Tension


Entry tags:
  • anticipation,
  • conflict,
  • emotion,
  • engagement,
  • expectations,
  • juxtaposition,
  • mysteries,
  • questions,
  • tension

8th
14:10[personal profile] mbarker

Writing Excuses 18.10: Anticipation is More Than Just Making Us Wait


Entry tags:
  • anticipation,
  • beta readers,
  • horror,
  • humor,
  • promise,
  • surprising but inevitable,
  • suspense,
  • tension,
  • trope fishing

16th
13:55[personal profile] mbarker

Writing Excuses 18.11: Turning Up the Contrast With Juxtaposition


Entry tags:
  • context,
  • contrast,
  • emotion,
  • juxtaposition,
  • mood,
  • murder mystery,
  • tension

23rd
17:34[personal profile] mbarker

Writing Excuses 18.12: The Long Shadow of Unanswered Questions


Entry tags:
  • horror,
  • mysteries,
  • pace,
  • questions,
  • red herring,
  • reveal,
  • romance,
  • try-fail cycle,
  • yes-but/no-and

30th
16:18[personal profile] mbarker

Writing Excuses 18.13: Finding the Core Conflict


Entry tags:
  • action scenes,
  • character flaw,
  • conflict,
  • consequences,
  • motivation,
  • resolution,
  • try-fail cycle


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