Look at one of your scenes. Is there enough at stake if things go wrong?
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Unanswered questions keep readers engaged. Not confusion, but curiosity.
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Tension isn’t just about danger or conflict. It’s about making the reader wonder what happens next.
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Tension often grows in the gap between what a character knows and what the reader suspects.
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Tension keeps readers turning pages because they care about what might happen next.
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Write a scene in which a character is waiting for important news. Focus on anticipation rather than action.
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One of the simplest ways to create tension is to give a character something to want, and put obstacles in the way.
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