Mastering the Art of Suspense Writing
The Key to
Writing
Suspense
Ellipses
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An ellipse is a series of three dots used to show an omission
from written text. It can be used in writing to create suspense.
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Full quotation:
"Today, after hours of careful thought, we
voted the bill."
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With ellipsis:
"Today … we voted the bill."
More Examples:
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I stood at the doorway to the strange old house … I Don't
remember entering … the hallway reeked of something I
couldn't quite place.
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Activity: Imagine you are in the house and you walk into the
kitchen. Write a paragraph describing what you see and
include ellipses in several places.
This can be the part of the presentation where you
can introduce yourself, write your email…
Word
Cloud
A tense and exciting ending to an episode of a story.
cliff-hanger
01
Not very keen or enthusiastic.
half-hearted
02
A psychological thriller story.
Murder-suspense
whodunit
03
The plant from which sugar is obtained.
Sugar cane
04
Hyphens
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Hyphens join two or more words
to show that they have a
combined meaning, creating
compound nouns, adjectives or
verbs.
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Such as:
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Fire-fighter
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Part-time
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Test-drive
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These words are always
hyphenated.
Activity:
Which of the following are fixed compounds (they
have to be hyphenated) and which are not?
short-term
sun-shine
peanut-butter
full-scale
old-fashioned
re-collect
rock-hard
deep-fried
mail-box
Elements of Suspense/Building Suspense
1.
Simple
Sentences
2.
Compound
Sentences
3.
Complex
Sentences
4.
Ellipses
5.
Hyphenated
compound
6.
Time
pressure
7.
Likeable
hero(ine)
8.
Familiar
setting
9.
cliff-
hanger
10.
Questions
11.
Dilemma
12.
anticlimax
Learn how to captivate your readers with suspenseful writing techniques including ellipses, compound sentences, hyphenated compounds, and more. Dive into examples and activities to enhance your storytelling skills and keep your audience on the edge of their seats.
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The Key to Writing Suspense
Ellipses An ellipse is a series of three dots used to show an omission from written text. It can be used in writing to create suspense. Full quotation: Full quotation: "Today, after hours of careful thought, we voted the bill." With ellipsis: With ellipsis: "Today we voted the bill."
More Examples: I stood at the doorway to the strange old house I Don't remember entering the hallway reeked of something I couldn't quite place. Activity: Imagine you are in the house and you walk into the kitchen. Write a paragraph describing what you see and include ellipses in several places.
Word This can be the part of the presentation where you can introduce yourself, write your email Cloud
01 cliff-hanger A tense and exciting ending to an episode of a story.
02 half-hearted Not very keen or enthusiastic.
whodunit03 Murder-suspense A psychological thriller story.
Sugar cane04 The plant from which sugar is obtained.
Hyphens Hyphens join two or more words to show that they have a combined meaning, creating compound nouns, adjectives or verbs. Such as: Fire-fighter Part-time Test-drive These words are always hyphenated.
Activity: Which of the following are fixed compounds (they have to be hyphenated) and which are not? short-term sun-shine peanut-butter full-scale old-fashioned re-collect rock-hard deep-fried mail-box
Elements of Suspense/Building Suspense 1. Simple Sentences 2. Compound Sentences 3.Complex Sentences 4. Ellipses 5. Hyphenated compound 6.Time pressure 7. Likeable hero(ine) 9.cliff- hanger 8. Familiar setting 10. Questions 11.Dilemma 12.anticlimax
