by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted
J. R. Ewing heard a noise outside
his office door. He walked into the hallway and BOOM! Shot. Twice. This was the
season ender for the 1980 television show, Dallas.
America was taken back when they realized they were left without the answers to two questions:
- Was J. R. Ewing dead?
- Who shot him?
That closing scene was every writers
dream come true . . . having the viewer/reader hungry for more.
Fiction is the most read genre in
the country. Not only do authors vie for a spot on the fiction shelves of a bookstore,
bigger yet, they vie for the reader’s attention. Thanks to the world of
technology and media bumping up a viewer’s expectations, writers must step up
the pace to draw the reader in.
