How to time your novel's cliff-hangers

As a writer, you want readers to struggle to put your book down, no matter the genre.

Enter the cliff-hanger — which Sarah Penner, author of the bestseller The Lost Apothecary, defines as a short suspension of information, to distinguish it from the plot twist.

Penner has structural and stylistic suggestions for perfecting the art of the cliff-hanger in a post at Writer Unboxed.

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