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There are all types of writers in this world, and they write stories in the categories that they feel comfortable with. If you love suspense and have a knack for writing, then you might be the next author writing the perfect suspense fiction books. Those who write suspense are generally blessed with a creative imagination.

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 important to get perspective of both the main characters. It is necessary for the readers to understand what each main character is thinking, feeling and doing. Perhaps keeping the bad guys identity a secret until about the third quarter of the book is a good idea. Doing that makes a nice twist toward the end of the book when it is so unexpected, and keeps the readers attention all the way through the book.

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.

At this point you have a handle on the two main characters. Now you need to have some other characters to intermingle with both the main characters. You could have the good guy have a love interest, as well as friends. I could see the bad guy having characters that follow him, making him the boss. One good twist would be that the good and bad guys are friends, and no one has any idea that the bad guy could do hurt the good guy.

As we discussed earlier, to keep the bad guys identity hidden until towards the end of the book would be something unexpected from the readers view point. The idea is to keep the reader coming back, and wondering what is going to happen next. That is what good story writing is all about. That is what a reader expects when reading your book.

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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