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May 24, 2021 7 mins
Last week, I talked about giving characters agency, but that’s not all editors and agents request. Another thing they ask for is ‘tension’. If the reader doesn’t have a reason to care what happens next, you’ve lost your tension. But! Tension doesn't always have to mean conflict! ============================================== Thanks for listening! I'll be back next Monday with more rambling ideas about writing. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends and subscribe! And I've got a pretty bad social media addiction... I'm a Blogger (https://morganhazelwood.com) | Vlogger/Youtuber (https://youtube.com/MorganHazelwood) Of course, I'm on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/morganHazelwoodPage/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/MorganHzlwood) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/morganhazelwood/) | Tumblr (https://www.tumblr.com/blog/morganhazelwood) | Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/morganshazelwoo/) | Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/user/MorganHazelwood/) | and I've even got a Ko-fi tip jar (https://ko-fi.com/morganhazelwood) Plus? Check out my podcast on ... oh wait. Hi.
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