by Deborah Sprinkle | Jul 23, 2021 | Guest Author blog
Does Suspense Belong in Romance . . . Women’s Fiction . . . etc.? by Eva Marie Everson “The big difference between suspense and shock or surprise is that in order to get suspense, you provide the audience with a certain amount of information and leave the rest...
by Deborah Sprinkle | Jul 10, 2021 | Author Interviews
An Interview with Cindy Bonds Cindy Bonds wears many hats. Author of Hostage and Rainstorm, she also works for an aviation insurance agency and is a devoted wife and mother. She manages to write in between work, gymnastics, ballgames, and all the other things...
by Deborah Sprinkle | Jun 27, 2021 | Book Review
Make sure to read Rainstorm by Cindy Bonds in a place where you feel safe and secure with the lights on. Set in Cave Springs, Arkansas, in the fall, much of the action takes place in the rain. The weather mirrors the inner storms of the heroine. Laurel Ashburn,...
by Deborah Sprinkle | Jan 29, 2021 | Guest Author blog
Every story contains the element of suspense whether it be a mystery or a historical romance, like the ones my guest Sandra Merville Hart writes. It’s what engages the reader and holds them there until the very last page. Today, Sandra discusses how she uses...
by Deborah Sprinkle | Jan 10, 2021 | General
Building Suspense—Part 1 “Think of suspense as building worry or apprehension.”1 Steven James “…when it comes to suspense, what I think of is everything the writer does—or has at her disposal to do—to keep the reader turning the pages of her book. That’s...
