http://www.sfwa.org/2010/12/key-conditions-for-reader-suspense-part-2-the-three-problem-types/ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.sfwa.org/2010/12/key-conditions-for-reader-suspense-part-2-the-three-problem-types/#comment-43016 Zvi Zaks Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:03:31 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=11653#comment-43016 With all due respect, I disagree that the enjoyment of mysteries involves hope or fear. We know damn well that Sherlock or Miss Marple will solve the case. There’s no fear at all that they’ll fail. The enjoyment is in watching how they do it, and trying to solve it yourself before the end.

]]> http://www.sfwa.org/2010/12/key-conditions-for-reader-suspense-part-2-the-three-problem-types/#comment-32681 New Year Linkdump | Cora Buhlert Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:15:38 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=11653#comment-32681 [...] the SFWA site, John Brown offers two more posts on reader suspense. Part 1 is here and part 2 is [...]

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