Suspense and tension differ in the fact that suspense is the feeling of wanting to know what happens next in a story, while tension is the feeling produced by a story's unresolved conflict.
Explanation:
Suspense in literacy is the feeling the reader grows as they advance in the story since they don't know what will happen next and they are looking forward to discovering it.
Tension is control on the writer's side when the author creates the written piece of work they control the opposite forces in the plot.
~ Tension is how much the reader care's about your characters. If the reader doesn't like your characters, enjoy spending time with them, or care what happens to them, that's what editors call, "Lacks Tension." Believe me. I've had enough return letters to prove it.
Suspense is how much readers care what will happen next? If you keep them guessing, that's suspense.
