How To Write Suspense

Anyone who knows me well knows I'm a total wuss. I really don't like to watch scary movies or shows or read that style of book because it's too real to me. The images stick and I can't shake them off. Especially when I'm home alone late at night--and not even alone alone, but the last one up? My mind takes the wheel and drives me down Elm Street!

And yet I wrote a super creepy YA horror novel! My intent with Phobic was to have a story for readers who, like me, like a little bit of creepy but n...