Over the past four months, we’ve been covering the basic elements of Act 1 of a Suspense. Before we take a little romance rabbit trail (for all your romantic/suspense novelists!) let’s review the basic Act 1 elements: The first act consists of the setup, or what I call: The Game: Players, the Goals, the Rules, Board/Playing field. G = Let us meet the Guys and Gals. Who are they? What makes them common/sympathetic? What makes them extraordinary? We’ll be talking in coming weeks about developing the romance of a romantic/suspense novel, also, but for now, there are a number of elements a suspense hero/heroine should have. If you took my plotting class, you’ll know I spend a lot of time on developing my characters, and making a […]
Read the RestArchive | May, 2011
