Generating tension in your story
The misconceptions of tension.
I'm sometimes asked for my views on how to generate tension in a novel. I don't suppose there are hard and fast rules, but some jump to mind, which new writers ignore at their peril.
Tension is created by conflict in one form or other. Misconception as a foundation for conflict is a no-go-area. It might have worked years ago, but modern readers are more discerning. I seriously doubt if any intelligent reader would tolerate an artificial state such as misconception. They simply question why the protagonists don’t enquire and resolve the problem immediately.
I've listed a few ideas. I'll never claim the list to be definitive, just a guideline that can be expanded but never disregarded.
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