Currently
I am trying to grasp how Martin is able to incorporate the element of mystery
into his writing. He seems comfortable adding intrigue into each chapter. He
either leaves a cliffhanger, or the discovery of a question that needs
answered, or drops a bomb that leaves you reeling from the intensity of the situation.
Here are just a few examples of how Martin raises the tension through
foreshadowing and backstory:
- Who is John Snow’s mother?
- If Tyrion didn’t send the dagger to kill Bran, then who did?
- Is there something magical about Daenerys and the blood of the dragon?
- What are the Others?
- Is Benjen Stark still alive?
- What happened to Aryas direwolf?
- Where is Rickon?
- What kind of magic does Melisandre have, and can she be trusted?
- What did John Arryn discover and who killed him?
- Why did the dragons die off?
- What exactly happened to Daenerys and Drogo’s child?
- The death of Ned Stark
- What about the connection between the direwolves and their masters?
- Bran gets pushed from the window
These are
all seem to elements of a mystery more than an adventure. So, I am posing the
question to myself, how can I write
mystery into my adventure?
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