Writing Excuses

18.10: Anticipation is More Than Just Making Us Wait

03.05.2023 - By Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard TaylerPlay

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Last week we talked about tension, and promised that we'd be breaking it down into more pieces. This week we're discussing one of those pieces: Anticipation. We sub-divided it as follows:

* Surprise

* Suspense

* Humor

* Promises

We talk about how to create anticipatory tension well, where the pitfalls are, and how this fits into the creation of our stories.

Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. It was recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.

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