Author’s Craft
By: LuckySwan
In Exile, the second book of the Keeper of the Lost cities series, by Shannon Messenger she uses descriptions in order to build suspense by describing Silveny in depth without actually mentioning that she is an alicorn.
In Lodestar, the fifth book of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, by Shannon Messenger she uses a flashback in order to show Keefe’s motivation, by showing Keefe’s memory of Nightfall, which was why he decided to join the Neverseen.
In Everblaze, the third book of the Keeper of the Lost Cities Series, by Shannon messenger she uses dialogue in order to build the mood by having Grady say “That’s just it … You didn’t think.”, after Sophie breaks into an ores mind.