tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post2065942789992816275..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: Keep them turning pages with these simple techniquesLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-83908528142515103442017-02-09T10:07:22.739-05:002017-02-09T10:07:22.739-05:00Indeed, the cliffhanger technique will feel gimmic...Indeed, the cliffhanger technique will feel gimmicky if it's the only technique you use. Uncertainty can also include positive possibility the reader can't wait to see unfold, and getting the first whiff of it will drive them forward. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-52920512567765931242017-02-08T21:57:16.983-05:002017-02-08T21:57:16.983-05:00Terry Brooks, author of the Shannara series, taugh...Terry Brooks, author of the Shannara series, taught in a workshop several years ago to always end a chapter with a cliffhanger. He affirmed that when I heard him speak again a few years ago. <br /><br />The way you put it has more finesse. And I certainly see a variety of techniques used by great writers.Mark Muratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562597698193306363noreply@blogger.com