Tension in Skellig Chapter 13

Suspense: uncertainty, wanting to know what will happen next. EXAMPLE: The fly could smell it from miles away. The fly's powerful eyes spotted it. His friends were already zooming towards it.

Tension: emotional stress EXAMPLE It was his first trip to the balloon store. The bright colors made him jump for joy. The worker chose the balloon in the shape of the boy's favorite thing, an airplane. She filled it and tied a long string to it. A customer walked in, bringing in a gust of wind. The balloon floated out of the workers hands towards the open door. . . .

Emotional connection, you usually need to have an emotional connection to the character to feel tension. You need to understand the character's problems (conflict)