What's the difference between Mystery and Suspense?
In a previous post we've discussed how to create a gripping story by raising questions. Now we will go further into this and explore the two main types of questions that should be raised in your story. How to create Mystery and Suspense? Mystery and Suspense can be created by the raising of questions in your work. There should be at least one really big question included at the very beginning which will need to be answered. This is what will keep your reader motivated to read on until the end. When decided to choose what questions you will raise, it is very important to realise that you must be able to answer them in a way that will leave your reader satisfied. If you don't they will feel cheated. What is mystery? Mystery is defined by an event, occurrence or phenomenon that is impossible to explain or understand. In fiction, the genres that are based on mystery are thrillers, ghost stories,detective stories, murder mysteries, whodunnits. ...