Kris Thompson | On Writing Suspense

Suspense/thriller is hard, but I think any author would say their genre is
difficult. LOL! For me, what I loved the most, was that this genre allows the
author to really get into the reader's head. It forces the reader to think on a
different level and use their imagination in a way they normally don't. For
example, in scenes where Lillian hears what the others are going through, but
obviously she doesn't fully know what's happening to them, you find yourself
thinking the worse. In all honesty, you're probably imagining something 100
times worse than what I was. And as "messed up" as that might be, that's what I
wanted. I wanted you to become as attached to these people as much as possible,
and to do that I need that connection between the characters and the reader.

As for genres I'd like to try, I would say paranormal. Either as a young adult
novel or adult. I think a part of that is just wanting to write a book my kids
could read because I'm not going to let them read Black Rose for at least 10
years. LOL! My kids complain that I wrote a book they can't read, so I promised
them I'd write one for them.