Key Conditions for Suspense: Table of Contents
- Key PROBLEM conditions for reader suspense
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Key CHARACTER conditions for reader suspense
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Key PLOT conditions for reader suspense
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o Part 10 – Clarity, the first principle of plot
o Part 11 – Make the problem hard to solve with disadvantages
o Part 12 – Make the problem hard to solve with conflicts
o Part 13 – Make the problem hard to solve with growing troubles & surprise
o Part 14 – Put your plot together with the story cycle
o Part 15 – Story cycle action and trouble
o Part 16 – The story cycle’s dynamo (and a little Hitchcock)
- Key STRUCTURE conditions for reader suspense
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o Part 17 – Structure is problem solving, not voodoo
o Part 18 – The 3 phases of problem solving for suspense
o Part 19 – Use patterns, not formulas
o Part 20 – Patterns for Presentation Elements 1-3
o Part 21 – Patterns for Presentation Elements 4-5
o Part 22 – Patterns for Struggle Element 1
o Part 23 – Patterns for Struggle Element 2
o Part 24 – Patterns for Struggle Elements 3 – 5
o Part 25 – Patterns for Struggle Elements 6 & 7
o Part 26 – Patterns for Resolution Elements 1-3
o Part 27 – Patterns for Resolution Element 4 -6 & The Series Wrap Up
