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How do writers create suspense?
Q. Need to make a list - what literary devices etc do writers use to create suspense? Thanks
Asked by Super Hatters - Mon Feb 5 12:22:12 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There are many methods; Tension - the act of building or prolonging a crisis (it's the ticking bomb etc) making the reader aware of peril ie; the kid straying from it's mum onto the road,the tension begins when a car is heard in the distance,high tension occurs when the kid sits down in the middle of the road and starts playing. To write suspense,you need not see the menace in every corner but must be aware of the potential threat. One way to write a dramatic scene is with the 'Big Bang' technique (the element of surprise),where the scene appears innocuous; the character is enjoying a nice peacefull stroll in the woods when BANG!! Disaster strikes.Both character & reader are jolted by the surprise/sudden event. The 'Jack In The… [cont.]
Answered by munki - Mon Feb 5 14:31:21 2007

Why is it so much harder for writers to get grants to help them?
Q. I was just wondering why it's so difficult to find grants to help writers advance their craft. In the past I have looked and looked for any kind of foundation that would help out potential literary talent. There are almost none. Yet if you search for grants for painters and sculptors you find a truckload of sources. What makes writing so different from painting and sculpting? They're all considered forms of art. Shouldn't there be as many opportunities for writers as there are for painters and sculptors? Most aspiring writers (myself included) don't have the kind of money that it takes to get our feet in the door and get our work published. I once tried to apply for a humanity grant from the government. Their answer was that I would have… [cont.]
Asked by Lancer - Mon Jul 10 19:11:51 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Painting costs a LOT of money - paints themselves cost $7 for a small tube, canvas are expensive, and brushes are the biggest hit of all. Sculptors, I assume, have to buy their own clay and sculpting knives. Writing on the other hand, is pretty cheap. Electrcity for the word processor, and you're good to go.
Answered by Apple - Mon Jul 10 19:30:56 2006

List the three smartest writers you have ever encountered?
Q. Mine are: (1) Arthur Schopenhauer (2) Henri Bergson (3) W. Somerset Maugham
Asked by Law Man - Mon Jan 26 04:41:57 2009 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Wallace Stegner Robert Heinlein
Answered by Shades of Grey - Tue Jan 27 00:41:23 2009