How to layer suspense and tension in your novel

Suspense and tension are both important features of your novel.

And how they work together is even more powerful, says editor Tiffany Yates Martin.

She defines each term and explains how each supports the other, then shares examples of suspense interplaying with tension in fiction in a guest post for Jane Friedman.

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