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NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES
4 Ways to Maintain Story Tension
Essential Strategies to Maintain Reader Engagement
When you embark on writing a story, you face a formidable challenge: capturing the readers’ attention and holding it throughout the journey.
When a narration is thrilling and captivating, the reader can’t wait to know how the story ends and is encouraged to go to the last pages.
The success of your story hinges on your ability to immerse the readers in a compelling narrative that grabs their interest from the very first line and refuses to let go.
This is the story tension, and according to the American writer Jerry B.Jenkins, there are four main ways to maintain it.
#1 Create a conflict in which characters are involved
Crafting a conflict that challenges your characters is a powerful technique to captivate and engage readers.
Throughout the story, readers develop an emotional attachment to the characters and eagerly follow their journey of overcoming obstacles.
The conflict can take various forms, whether it’s an internal struggle within the character, a relationship breakup, or an external situation. What truly matters is that the…
