1) Quickly establish a bond between reader and protagonist.
You want your reader to walk closely with your main character.
2) Foreshadow early in the story.
Creates unease in protagonist AND reader.
3) Confine evil to shadows.
We fear what we cannot see.
4) Take the normal and natural and give it a hard twist to the left.
Our minds find safety in the predictable. Shake that up.
5) Wrap up the story (but not really)
Let your protagonist think the danger has passed. Your reader will know better.
You want your reader to walk closely with your main character.
2) Foreshadow early in the story.
Creates unease in protagonist AND reader.
3) Confine evil to shadows.
We fear what we cannot see.
4) Take the normal and natural and give it a hard twist to the left.
Our minds find safety in the predictable. Shake that up.
5) Wrap up the story (but not really)
Let your protagonist think the danger has passed. Your reader will know better.
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