Comments on: How To Create Tension https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-create-tension-by-lucy-atkins/ Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Best No-Nonsense Novel Writing Tips, Part IV: Masterful Plot | Lauren Faulkenberry https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-create-tension-by-lucy-atkins/#comment-48971 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:04:52 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15000#comment-48971 […] is having an affair with her husband, then that’s plot development. (See also: Creating Tension. Lucy Atkins has some great advice about how to create tension, even when you don’t have extreme drama […]

]]> By: Underground Book Reviews – 5 Tips for Creating Masterful Plot https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-create-tension-by-lucy-atkins/#comment-47892 Mon, 05 Sep 2016 04:33:40 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15000#comment-47892 […] is having an affair with her husband, then that’s plot development. (See also: Creating Tension. Lucy Atkins has some great advice about how to create tension, even when you don’t have extreme drama […]

]]> By: Juli Monroe https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-create-tension-by-lucy-atkins/#comment-47239 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:45:58 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15000#comment-47239 Definitely good advice. Your point about knowing what the book is about it spot on. The first reader of my first published novel pointed out, after reading the first draft, that “not much really happens. Your characters just sit around and talk a lot.” I didn’t want to hear it, but it was good feedback, and I’ve been mindful of tension ever since.

In my books, I can drop in some tension by just adding a fight scene. 🙂 However, I use other kinds of tension as well.

]]> By: Suzanne M. Brazil https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-create-tension-by-lucy-atkins/#comment-47238 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 04:34:08 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15000#comment-47238 It’s that pesky elevator pitch that is the challenge! Took me three drafts (one major rewrite and a zillion little tinkering moves) before I “got into” what my story was really about. Thanks for sharing what your agent told you and how you successfully upped your tension. Seeing real-world examples sheds light. Great post and thanks for sharing!

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