Friday, March 30, 2018

7 Handy Tips To Write Your First Ever Horror Stories

By Larry Ellis


Stories are made up of various genres. Fictional or not, most of them are created to informed or rather entertained the readers. In the case of the readers, they usually prefer the genre that matches their taste. As such, some choose a comedy type, especially when they wish to laugh.

But there are some readers who rather have peculiar taste on stories that they pick genres that most people would otherwise considered hard to read. One example of that is TSA horror stories. Just the word horror itself incites fear to those who do not wish to be in distraught over some events and situations. On the other hand, if you are particularly interested on reading and writing one, it is important to understand some tips and tricks that would help you come up with a spine chilling and unforgettable story.

Do some brainstorming on possible ideas. Compile some ideas that really work. Then, know how to begin your paragraphs. Find out the complete names and the designation of the characters, from the main protagonist to villains. Build a particular mood and write a synopsis which is accurate and clear. There are plenty of ways to have your pace. Just make sure to discover a specific technique that works on your part.

Use words to incite terror. Whenever possible, prevent being too cliche with words and phrases that your work seems too boring. The problem of most novice is they usually begin their stories with lines that are commonly heard and read in various books. Imagine yourself as a character. How will you wish to relay the story. More importantly, describe the events and situations as accurate as possible to capture readers attention.

Be unique and unpredictable. To make surprising and unforgettable works, try to become unpredictable when telling some events, back stories, villain schemes and the actions of some characters. Your book would likely be more impressive and excellent should you have learned to build good emotions which staying unpredictable. Ask the suggestions and tips of some professionals to create marvelous stories.

Scare might be one thing. But its also nice to put some drama that readers would be moved to tears. Yes, its exciting to have intensity, lots of running and screaming and blood on your story. But you do not necessarily have to have horror scenes in every page. At the very least, try to provide some drama and epic scenarios such as a sacrifice to make the readers more interested.

Actually, monsters can be pretty scary. But some professional writers prefer to use the monsters figuratively. Ghosts and other supernatural beings are the famous characters to use as the main villains. Truth is, a good horror scene also involves mass murderers, spree killers, psychopaths and other people who have malicious intentions to the side and main characters.

Do your research to find some urban legends that you could use. This is the part wherein you have to acknowledge the Internet and the suggestions of the locals. Hearing other stories could give you an inspiration to write something that can be relevant to the legends with a twist.

Avoid stepping out of your boundary. Nothing beats a scary and spine chilling work. But with too much gore and nasty images, people might think that you are being too crazy.




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