Wednesday, February 21, 2018

7 Handy Tips To Write Your First Ever Horror Stories

By Larry Ellis


Stories have different genres. Whether its fictional or based from true events, most are made to entertained and informed all the readers. Often, they prefer a genre which matches their preference. As such, people who desire to laugh and be happy choose comedic types.

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 unpredictable. To become surprising and intriguing, its crucial to be very unpredictable with the actions of the characters, the turn of events and the villains scheme. Famous books are often recognized because of their uniqueness and capacity to build emotions while being hard to predict. Consider asking some close friends to read some of your works and see how they react.

Scare is one factor. However, its also important to have some dramatic episodes to keep your works intriguing and exciting. Having episodes of constant running, blood spilling and screaming could be very exciting. But writing them on every page is needless. Try to write some dramatic episodes which could make some readers cry or even burst in laughter. This would test your flexibility as a writer.

Monsters can be the main source of scare, but use them figuratively. Ghosts, aliens and other supernatural creatures are often used as the villains. But writing a good horror scene should also portray the people falling from depravity and the revelation of their deepest darkest secret. Examples of these are spree killers, mass murderers, psychopaths and some other people who have bad intentions.

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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