My silly #Sustember answer:

For my own #Sustember answer —

I am still recovering from being a hardcore pantser, lol! I've gotten better and planning out details ahead of time, but a lot of my writing happens on the fly. I have plot details in mind, but I'm usually weaving in suspense and tightening up hints on later passes.

#Sustember Day 3 - Planning

Suspense often takes careful leadups and planning. How do you approach when you're just starting? Are you a pantser and just draft, or do you meticulously plan? Is it something you weave in on a later draft?

What's your workflow?

#WritingPrompt #WritingQ

As mentioned in my answer for the first day's prompt, suspense for me is a slowly building tension, so I try to do that in my writing. Whether I'm successful with it is another matter. #Sustember

#Sustember 2

Better than I used to, and I do it best in my shorter fiction so far. Practice, practice, practice.

My suspense isn't always a plot twist. Sometimes it's just putting in a consequence for my characters' actions the reader can see coming, but not to the extent for it occurs.

#Sustember 1

Hi! I'm Rebecca Reyes and I'm a thriller science fantasy and gothic sci-fi author who dabbles in tones like a paint shop.

Suspense means you know something is going to happen, but not what. The author has laid a trail, but what it leads to has you guessing until it happens.