Force a hand, the voice warned, and it will fight you. But convince a mind to think as you want it to think, and you have an ally.
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I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Writing suspense requires exploring different perspectives to enhance tension and conceal information.
In this quote, Dan Brown emphasizes the importance of narrative perspective in crafting suspenseful writing. By experimenting with multiple points of view, a writer can identify which perspective generates the most dramatic tension and effectively hides critical information from the reader, thereby mastering the art of suspenseful storytelling.
Themes
SuspenseWritingPerspectiveTensionNarrative
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a writing workshop to encourage students to explore different narrative techniques.
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