2. Editing and Publishing Horror / Suspense

3. 1. Read through what you have written. Does it make sense? Is it scary to you as a reader?

4. 2. Improve it by asking yourself whether it has: Empty words. Varied sentence length (short for impact and long for suspense). ‘Premiership’ adjectives and adverbs.

5. Stylistic devices such as: Onomatopoeia, Similes and metaphors, Personification, Alliteration.

6. 3. Check its accuracy Use spell-check on the computer. Make sure punctuation is used correctly. Use your punctuation pyramids!

7. 4. Make sure your paragraphs aren’t too long By making sure you start a new paragraph for each change in….

8. Time Time e.g. “Later that day…” Place Place e.g. “When we reached the…” Action Action e.g. “I squeezed through the window of the…”

9. 5. Effective presentation Select an appropriate font/border. If possible, include sound effects.