Conflict & Suspense: 2012 Writer's Digest Conference Session

Conflict, action and suspense pull readers into a story and carry them along until its conclusion. James Scott Bell, author of more than 15 thrillers and classic writing instruction titles Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure and The Art of War for Writers, offers proven techniques that will help take your work from ho-hum to dramatic page-turner. You'll learn how to craft scenes, create characters and develop storylines conducive to compelling conflict; how to build tension through different forms of action; and how suspense can carry a story's conflict and action to its dramatic conclusion.