Crafting conflict and tension
Once you’ve hooked your reader with a killer first chapter, then the hard work begins: keeping the reader engaged in the story. Conflict and Tension are key elements to keeping your reader coming back for more.
The Storycoaster (video)
Welcome aboard the Storycoaster! In Story School Season 2, Episode 3, Wattpad Content Expert Harry talks us through how to keep readers on the edge of their seats with the power of GMCS and the Storycoaster technique.
How to write cliffhangers that captivate
Cliffhangers are a fantastic way to make your story engaging no matter the type of conflict or scale of the stakes. When we think of cliffhangers, we usually think of big life or death story moments, but that’s not the only way to do cliffhangers. Every chapter can (and ideally should!) end with a cliffhanger of some kind, but life or death cliffhangers every time can numb the reader to the story.
Escalating the Storycoaster: Advanced tips
Use the Storycoaster to create rising and falling tension across multiple chapters of your story to create compelling story arcs. It's important for serialized webnovels to maintain conflict and tension over the long term - learn how to use the storycoaster to do it!
