Unlock the Secrets of Cliffhangers: How Writers Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat
Here’s another Echo Park example:
He was excited. A white van in a house where Raynard Waits had lived.
“That’s it!” he called out. “He has to be in there with the girl. Rachel, we gotta go!”
They got up and hurried to the elevator.
CUT!
This cliffhanger occurs when Bosch is in an upswing, just discovering the long sought-after location of his quarry. And it represents a downswing for the villain, who is—we presume—about to get caught.
Resonating remark
This is a highly effective cliffhanger, and one of the most common. It cuts the scene right after a character says something particularly significant, suggestive, or pertinent.
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