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Raise the stakes and give your characters more than they can handle. Pile on the problems with minor battles, small losses, and small wins. The suspense will build up to a climax and before the reader realizes it, the characters are in grave danger. Allow your character realize how to solve the conflict. The revelation should be the result of a build-up of details in the scene or story and should not be jarring or feel random to the reader. The climax is a turning point or crisis in the story. The climax in a horror story might be a danger or threat to the character's physical, psychological, emotional, or spiritual well-being. In Poe's short story, the climax of the story occurs at the very end. Poe applies more and more pressure to the narrator by having the police visit him. He uses the narrator's internal struggle to keep his cool and achieve his desire of getting away with murder to create a climax. But by the end of the story, the narrator's guilt pushes him over the edge and he reveals the body under the floorboards. A good twist in a horror story can make or break the story. The twist is an action that the reader doesn't expect, such as a character that we thought was a hero is actually a villain., The very end of your story is the time to wrap up loose ends. But scary stories often don't tie up loose ends. This can be effective because it leaves the reader wondering about certain things. Did the killer get caught? Does the ghost really exist? Leaving the reader hanging can be a good plot device, as long as the reader isn't confused by the ending. While you want to create a satisfying ending for the reader, you also do not want to make it too closed and settled. The reader should walk away from the story with a lingering feeling of uncertainty. Consider if the ending feels like a surprise or an obvious answer. The key to suspense if not to answer the dramatic question too soon. Poe's short story ends on a high note because the outcome of the narrator's dilemma is revealed in the last line of the story. The suspense in the story is sustained until the very end.

summary: Build up to a climax. Give your character a moment of realization. Write the climax. Add a twist ending. Decide how you want to end your story.

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Before you start making your invitations, you should take a trip to an art supply store to get all of the things you need to begin making your invitations. Here's what your shopping list should include: Construction paper. Choose at least four different colors. Make sure one of them is light enough for you to be able to write on it. Light colors include yellow, light blue, or even white. Scissors. A glue stick. Stencils, stamps, and stickers. Glitter. Colorful markers that won't smear or smell. Large envelopes. Even if you're only making a handful of invitations, it'll take a lot of time and hard work. The process will be easier and more fun if you ask a trusted group of close friends to help you. This will also help generate excitement about your party. Turn this event into a mini-party. Cook dinner for your friends, or create the cards while listening to great music or watching a silly movie. You can even have a card-making sleepover. This will be the paper you'll be writing on, so it should be a light color. Since these invitations are homemade, you can choose a different color every time. Choose a marker color that contrasts nicely with the color of the paper. There are a few things you'll want to write on the invitation: On the front, tell your guests you're having a birthday party. You can be silly or serious about it. Make sure to tell them whose birthday it's for. On the inside, give your guests the relevant details, like when and where the party is, what they should bring, and whether or not they should RSVP. Since you're writing by hand, you can have fun and tailor each invitation to the guest who will be receiving it. You don't have to do this for every guest, because it may take too long. If your friends are helping, make sure that they have good handwriting! Your invitation will already look nice, but taking a few extra measures will really make it shine. Here's what you can do: Cut designs of simple shapes like stars, hearts, or flowers, out of the remaining construction paper, and stick them onto the invitation with a glue stick. Wait for them to dry. Place a few stickers or stamps on the invitations, or fill in the stencils you have. Add glitter to the invitation. Just be careful--glitter can get a bit messy, and you don't want to annoy your guests by having them get glitter all over their hands as soon as they open the invitation. Since you're making these invitations by hand, you can decorate each card differently. The envelopes you use will have to be large enough for the card to fit inside. You can also add stickers or stamps to the envelope for an even more personalized touch.

summary: Gather materials. Ask your friends for help, if you want it. Take a piece of construction paper and fold it vertically, like you're closing a book. Write the relevant information on the invitation. Add additional stuff to add "flare" to your homemade invitation. Put the card into an envelope and mail it to your guests.

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When you are searching public records, you are only getting a small piece of the larger picture. You may find an arrest record, but the details are almost never included. Oftentimes reports will contradict each other, as they come from different sources with data gathered at different times. Always take everything you read with a large grain of salt, and do your best to verify any information through other means. Even information such as the person's favorite movies or music could be largely incorrect. They may have made that list five years ago and their tastes are completely different now. Common information obtained from public records can include simple things such as name, address and phone numbers. In addition, birth, death, marriage & divorce records and criminal, court, sex offender registries can be searched in some areas. Licenses, property information and a number of other records are kept by the government and certain organizations. There are a variety of sites online that will allow you to search public records for free, and even more that will do so for a fee. Keep in mind that all public records aren't necessarily free, and getting the appropriate permit and authorization can take a significant amount of time. Likewise, any records that a site returns may be outdated or incomplete. Here are a couple good places to start: Free Public Records Search Directory - This site allows you to search public records from any state or on a federal level. If the record cannot be obtained by the search, it will often tell you who to contact to obtain it. You will need to know the general location of the person you are investigating. Family Watchdog - This site contains the National Sex Offender Registry, and allows you to search for offenders by name or location. Keep in mind that details are often not provided, which can contribute to an unwarranted negative view. Your local department of corrections website - Almost all states will allow you to search publicly available criminal records. The address is different for each state, but searching for "<yourstate> department of corrections" should quickly get you there. A paid public records search may yield more results than a free search, but keep in mind that all of the records it retrieves are available if you put the time in contacting the various agencies. If you don't have time to do this, paying for a search may be a better use of your time and money.
summary: Know what to expect. Understand what is made public. Use a free public records search. Use a paid search.