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How can I come up with a good intro for my psychological story?

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Normally, horror stories will start one of two ways: either something bad happens to a minor character, and it somehow leads to the main character(s) being dragged into the ordeal; or the main character(s) are introduced first, and then small things start going wrong. This usually continues until they decide to do something about it. I would pick one of those ideas for inspiration!

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How do I add tension in the story?

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Silences. Your story doesn't have to be a perpetual state of "stuff happening." Isolation would be taking this to the extreme, but just letting things simmer and getting into the head of a POV character if you have one really adds to the gravity of the situation.

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Is it necessary to give a title to a story?

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Not necessarily, and definitely not at the beginning of the writing process. If you’re still writing a story, you don’t need a title yet, but looking into one after you’re done writing it would be helpful. That being said, you can pick a title at anytime during the writing process!

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Can I make the main character die in the end?

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Yes, you can! This is an easy way to make the ending more unsettling to the reader, because they expect the main character to live on after the end.

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