{Sometimes} the author is withholding information in order to try to create tension with the reader. So the author might not let us in on the secret of who a character is, what their sex is, where the story is taking place, or what the story is about. This is what I call “false tension,” and it really can get annoying... real tension arises when a character is in jeopardy, and there is some doubt as to the outcome of that jeopardy.
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