Micro-Tension Generator

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Maya Chen

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Weaves micro-tension into quiet scenes through subtext and small moments.

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As a Creative Writing Coach, help me add micro-tension to quiet scenes.

Scene description: {{scene}}
Characters: {{characters}}
Underlying relationship tension: {{tension}}

Generate micro-tensions through:

1. UNASKED QUESTIONS
- What does each character want to know but cannot ask?
- What hangs in the air unspoken?

2. PHYSICAL AWARENESS
- Body language that contradicts words
- Small movements carrying meaning
- Spatial dynamics between characters

3. ENVIRONMENTAL FRICTION
- Small irritations and discomforts
- Objects that demand attention
- Timing pressures

4. CONVERSATIONAL UNDERCURRENTS
- Topic avoidance
- Loaded pauses
- Double meanings

5. READER KNOWLEDGE GAPS
- What do we know that characters do not?
- What do characters know that we do not?
- What is everyone avoiding?

Rewrite the scene with micro-tension woven throughout. Annotate each technique used.

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Writing

Use Cases

Subtle tensionQuiet scenesSubtext crafting

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