Thursday, September 20, 2018

Tips For Success For Mystery Thriller Authors

By Elizabeth Powell


Crime books are some of the most read books across the world. People are interested in crime novels because they are interesting to read and engage readers in investigations. Surprisingly, readers do not know the two types of writing genres authors specialize in to come up with amazing crime stories. Most people define all crime books as thrillers or mysteries. While it is true, thrillers and mysteries have similarities, they differ in many ways. Any aspiring author should learn the difference and seek advice on how to write novels from mystery thriller authors.

Grab the reader's attention in the first chapter especially the first line. There are various factors you need to consider to create a strong hook. First, pay attention to details at each step. The first line should grab the readers interest to find out more about the story. Make use of questions readers want to be answered. A good story contains dramatic events and conflicting discoveries that affect the lives of the main characters.

Engage readers in solving mysteries by providing clues. Make sure clues are not too obvious to maintain suspense throughout the story. Add characters, both honest and suspicious ones to act together. Let readers distinguish truthful characters from those telling lies.

It is crucial to explain events and outcomes throughout your content. Your explanation should cause curiosity and encourage readers to investigate further. Multiple types of explanation are widely used in mystery novels. The type of explanation you choose to use should give the audience a different perspective of the event and turn a character's life upside down.

Novels become boring if the events, outcomes, and characters seem obvious. Distract the attention of the reader from getting answers to various questions by using red herring. Also known as clues, red herrings lead investigations to another step. Readers focus more on finding the truth as they follow the author's explanation. Add a suspicious character into the story to divert reader's attention from discovering the truth.

Dialogue must take place in any thriller or mystery book. However, conversations between characters can be either suspicious or conflicting. Choose a suspicious or suspenseful dialogue to create more suspense. Add one or more characters who sounds bizarre or are not willing to take part in investigations.

The best selling crime books are written in a descriptive language. Professional authors describe events in a straightforward manner and use realistic settings to catch the attention of your readers. Spend quality time learning more about sentence structure to ensure your content is eye-catching. There are various language rules you need to learn to avoid improper use characterization in your novel.

Begin your chapters with interesting discoveries or actions unexpected by the readers. Good thriller authors use settings, discoveries and reveal facts to open chapters. Your chapters should get the attention of the reader and encourage continuous reading. Conclude your story with answers readers want to know or facts about the characters. Your conclusion should make the reader want to read the next book.




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