Showing posts with label Cliffhangers for Novelists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cliffhangers for Novelists. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Cliffhangers for Novelists—Tips to Use Them Effectively

by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted

“It was a fast read. I couldn’t put it down.”

Nothing rings sweeter to an author’s heart than these words. The moment a reader becomes so invested in a story that nothing is more important than reading to the end – It’s monumental!

We call these page turners “cliffhangers” – remember “who shot J. R.?” The 1980s season cliffhanger for Dallas kicked off a new era for television. More so, it kept watchers drooling to know what happened next, assuring Dallas a knockout for the next season’s opener.