Our imagination gets released when we read one of the great suspense fiction books. There are books about anything and everything but there is nothing like a good suspense. One that will keep you reading with the lights on and checking the door locks after you’re done.

In fiction the characters are not real people. The entire story is made up towns, people and situations. The characters are meant to scare us witless and wanting more. Writing a good suspense is exciting and a chance to let your imagination free. If you have considered writing, why put it off, grab a pencil and your imagination and get started.

If you are just considering writing as a hobby, you can take your time. Start off slow and let it happen as it does. You do not have to rush out and write the best seller in a day. Read the following pointers and let your imagination do the rest.

The first part should be to think of where you would want your story to be. The place should be one that you can associate with. When you were a child was there a specific place that terrified you. It could be your childhood home, town, a hospital, any place that could provoke fear.

Next you will need some characters. Think of characters that you could bring together through out the story in some intertwining way. You should have at least one bad guy, more is better, but one will be good. Bring your character to life. Describe them as the reader should see them. Give them dimension with specific hair color and eye color. You should make them seem as real as possible, the more you describe, the more detail you give the more real they become.

Make your scenes come alive. The more suspense you add and the more realistic you make them appear the more suspense the reader will feel. A great suspense is when you think you know who did it and why only to get to the next chapter and find out you were totally wrong.

The ending should be an “oh my” ending. One that will make the reader afraid to sleep with the lights out. The best inspiration can be found in other books. Do not by any means copy someone else works, but if you are stumped on ideas for places for example, read some great works and see how the author brings their town or destination to life. Get a feel for how the characters come to life and develop your own ideas in your imagination.

Often times the words will come to you when you are trying the least. If you have an idea of where you want your story to take place or simply the type of character you want to create, the rest will come. Try to not over think your idea. Your imagination is a powerful tool, let it go and write the words as you think of them. If you have to delete and rewrite, you will still have a general starting point. Suspense fiction books are imaginations coming to life in print. You can imagine your character as horrifying as you want and you can put them in any town, house or site. They are your imagination; let them be whoever you want.

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