Unlock the Secrets of Cliffhangers: How Writers Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat
Here’s an example from Valhalla Rising:
“Unless you can get the fire control systems operational in the next five minutes, this ship and everybody on it is doomed,” McFerrin shouted.
Sheffield was becoming disoriented now. All he could think about was: His career at sea was in jeopardy. If he made the wrong decision now . . .
And the seconds ticked away.
His inaction would ultimately cost over a hundred lives. CUT!
Reach for this dramatic cliffhanger as a handy way to add urgency and boost reader anticipation. Notice how, in this instance, it’s layered with a Tip to the Reader cliffhanger.
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