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    Elements of Fiction Writing - Conflict and Suspense

    Author James Scott Bell
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    $18.99 US
    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Writer's Digest Books
    6.03"W x 9"H x 0.71"D   | 9 oz | 20 per carton
    On sale Jan 12, 2012 | 272 Pages | 9781599632735
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    Ramp up the tension and keep your readers hooked! Inside you'll find everything you need to know to spice up your story, move your plot forward, and keep your readers turning pages. Expert thriller author and writing instructor James Scott Bell shows you how to craft scenes, create characters, and develop storylines that harness conflict and suspense to carry your story from the first word to the last.

    Learn from examples of successful novels and movies as you transform your work from ho-hum to high-tension.

       • Pack the beginning, middle, and end of your book with the right amount of conflict.
       • Tap into the suspenseful power of each character's inner conflict.
       • Build conflict into your story's point of view.
       • Balance subplots, flashbacks, and backstory to keep your story moving forward.
       • Maximize the tension in your characters' dialogue.
       • Amp up the suspense when you revise.
    Conflict & Suspense offers proven techniques that help you craft fiction your readers won't be able to put down.
    James Scott Bell is the #1 bestselling author of Plot & Structure, and thrillers like Deceived, Try Dying, Watch Your Back, and One More Lie (International Thriller Writers Award finalist), and is a Christy Award winner. His fiction has been reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, and the Library Review. A former trial lawyer, Bell now writes and speaks full time. He lives in Los Angeles. View titles by James Scott Bell

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    Ramp up the tension and keep your readers hooked! Inside you'll find everything you need to know to spice up your story, move your plot forward, and keep your readers turning pages. Expert thriller author and writing instructor James Scott Bell shows you how to craft scenes, create characters, and develop storylines that harness conflict and suspense to carry your story from the first word to the last.

    Learn from examples of successful novels and movies as you transform your work from ho-hum to high-tension.

       • Pack the beginning, middle, and end of your book with the right amount of conflict.
       • Tap into the suspenseful power of each character's inner conflict.
       • Build conflict into your story's point of view.
       • Balance subplots, flashbacks, and backstory to keep your story moving forward.
       • Maximize the tension in your characters' dialogue.
       • Amp up the suspense when you revise.
    Conflict & Suspense offers proven techniques that help you craft fiction your readers won't be able to put down.

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    James Scott Bell is the #1 bestselling author of Plot & Structure, and thrillers like Deceived, Try Dying, Watch Your Back, and One More Lie (International Thriller Writers Award finalist), and is a Christy Award winner. His fiction has been reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, and the Library Review. A former trial lawyer, Bell now writes and speaks full time. He lives in Los Angeles. View titles by James Scott Bell

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