​We will explore:

• ​features of good suspense writing

• ​different scenarios that create suspense

How do writers create such powerful emotions using words?

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​Sample 1:

​At first, it felt like a joke, as if someone was playing a prank on me by sending nonsense text messages over and over again. But now, I was starting to wonder if there was something more to these messages.

​Sample 2

​I began to pick up the pace. The footsteps were getting closer, and I could tell the person — or the thing — was walking faster. I knew what they wanted, but I wasn’t about to give it up.