Sunday, April 25, 2010

Toolbox: Tension

  • Two things that you wouldn't put together (although, it worked for Reece)
  • Dialog broken by surroundings
  • Juxtaposition
  • Mystery
  • Misinterpretation
  • Miscommunication
  • Passive-aggressive behaviour
  • Behaviour that contradicts belief
  • Give them something stupid to argue over
  • Mismatched colours
  • Volume (whispers, screams...)
  • Unmet expectations (by character or reader)
  • Proximity, boundaries (personal bubble, too close to bomb, spider, person of desire...)
  • Being in two places (by phone, internet, tv...)
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