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Baking a loaf showed me how to build suspense in stories
I was making bread and realized the waiting time is perfect for tension. The dough rising slowly, the oven heat building, it's all setup for payoff. Now I use cooking processes as prompts for slow-burn narratives. Even a simple timer tick can be a countdown in a thriller.
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skyler_mitchell7mo ago
@aaronk10's laundry suspense is almost as good as baking.
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tyler_davis7mo ago
My laundry just builds suspense by never finishing.
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aaronk107mo ago
Using laundry cycles or coffee brewing for pacing shows how controlled delay builds suspense.
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