17.33: Building Tension

Published: Aug. 14, 2022, 10 p.m.

Your Hosts:\xa0Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal,\xa0Maurice Broaddus, and Howard Tayler
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\nTension! In this episode we discuss the ways dialog can build and/or maintain tension, especially when placed in context with the rest of the scene.
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\nLiner Notes: A great article about tension for those who (like Howard) may need a solid working definition -Toward a general psychological model of tension and suspense
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