Most everyone I know loves to pick up a good suspense novel now and then. They are fun to read, and the writer makes it hard to put the book down. I am going to give you a few tips for writing interesting suspense fiction books of your own. You are only limited to your imagination, and how creative you can make your story and characters.
Most writers have several stories that they have started but not finished yet. Take one of those ideas but start from the end of the book. Fill in the beginning and then the middle of the book. Write interesting twists and turns for you characters to go thorough. Write it so that each turn or twist in the book is more exciting than the last. Keep you characters and your readers wondering what will happen next.
You have good and evil in most every book that you read. There are always the two forces that are pitted against each other. The good force against the evil force. Everyone wants to see the evil force go down in the end. Readers also want to see the good force, like the underdog, rise above everything and be the hero in the end. Readers will be dissatisfied with the evil force if he is not stopped before the end of the book.
It is necessary for the writer to allow the readers to connect with the two characters. Let the readers in on what the characters are thinking and feeling. Doing this helps the readers have an emotional response to what the characters are doing. When writing a suspense book you will want to have a few secrets placed in the book. For example do not name the evil guy until late in the book. This is going to get an emotion response from your readers.
Put all the twists, turns and secrets that you can think of in your book. This is what keeps your readers turning those pages. Suspense writing keeps the readers on the edge of their seat. Have the bad guy planning all the traps for the good guy, but make sure that the traps are believable to the reader. Generally science fiction is when you can go all out with the unbelievable story lines.
You should now have your two main people locked in the story. Next you should add some characters to interact with the two main people. Have one or two lovers in the mix, as well as mutual friends of the two main characters. Keep the extra characters roles believable and real. You can do this by thinking about your real life, keep those characters like your real friends.
We touched on secrets writing throughout the book, such as keeping the bad guys name from being known until the middle or towards the ending to the book. Readers love this kind of writing, they thrive on the amount of suspense there will be. Suspense book readers need to be surprised and led down the secret paths. This is what makes suspense book writing a success.
At this point I have given you several different things to think about as you write your next suspense fiction book. One of the things you must do is imagine yourself as the reader. This will help you in understanding if your story is gripping enough to keep the readers from putting the book down. This is how authors become recognized, and more successful.
Most writers have several stories that they have started but not finished yet. Take one of those ideas but start from the end of the book. Fill in the beginning and then the middle of the book. Write interesting twists and turns for you characters to go thorough. Write it so that each turn or twist in the book is more exciting than the last. Keep you characters and your readers wondering what will happen next.
You have good and evil in most every book that you read. There are always the two forces that are pitted against each other. The good force against the evil force. Everyone wants to see the evil force go down in the end. Readers also want to see the good force, like the underdog, rise above everything and be the hero in the end. Readers will be dissatisfied with the evil force if he is not stopped before the end of the book.
It is necessary for the writer to allow the readers to connect with the two characters. Let the readers in on what the characters are thinking and feeling. Doing this helps the readers have an emotional response to what the characters are doing. When writing a suspense book you will want to have a few secrets placed in the book. For example do not name the evil guy until late in the book. This is going to get an emotion response from your readers.
Put all the twists, turns and secrets that you can think of in your book. This is what keeps your readers turning those pages. Suspense writing keeps the readers on the edge of their seat. Have the bad guy planning all the traps for the good guy, but make sure that the traps are believable to the reader. Generally science fiction is when you can go all out with the unbelievable story lines.
You should now have your two main people locked in the story. Next you should add some characters to interact with the two main people. Have one or two lovers in the mix, as well as mutual friends of the two main characters. Keep the extra characters roles believable and real. You can do this by thinking about your real life, keep those characters like your real friends.
We touched on secrets writing throughout the book, such as keeping the bad guys name from being known until the middle or towards the ending to the book. Readers love this kind of writing, they thrive on the amount of suspense there will be. Suspense book readers need to be surprised and led down the secret paths. This is what makes suspense book writing a success.
At this point I have given you several different things to think about as you write your next suspense fiction book. One of the things you must do is imagine yourself as the reader. This will help you in understanding if your story is gripping enough to keep the readers from putting the book down. This is how authors become recognized, and more successful.
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