So you have plotted your 3 ACTs of your suspense, understanding the elements of the external and internal journey. But a suspense is different than other novels. It contains elements that guarantee an adrenaline laced rush that drives you through the novel. I have written thirty novels, most of which have elements of suspense. My thriller, In Sheep’s Clothing, was a Christy Award finalist, and won the Inspirational Reader’s Choice award. Recently, I had three Love Inspired Suspense come out – one of them stayed at under 7K in Amazon for three weeks. I love suspense…because a suspense contains what I call…The GLOW. The glow is simply that sense that a reader has when they love a book and can’t wait to tell others. It’s that groggy, “Oh, I stayed […]
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