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Come spend an afternoon learning how to harness your readers—and keep their attention through the end. This class surveys a variety of strategies for starting a story, as well as techniques for carrying the energy forward well beyond your opening lines.
Her passion is to see the next generation of children become lovers of reading and learning in the midst of short attention spans. Discover how to write a hook for your essay or story, and study examples of the 10 different types so you can entice audiences to continue reading.
- Begin at a pivotal moment. We were people who had Mediterranean ancestors, dark hair, dark eyes, tan skin, and everyone else in White Pine looked very Scandinavian; we became the town’s diversity—before diversity was a good thing.
- Add an unusual situation. I coped by being careful and good and funny which was like an invisibility cloak in high school but as much as I tried to blend in, my older brother Ray stood out in the most threatening way possible for a good girl and that was as a bad boy.
- Add intriguing characters. My father was and is best described as an intense, idealist with a steel girder of a work ethic and a charm that wears thin under the gun of his laser focused attentions.
- Conflict. Outside the restaurant, just before swinging the door wide and walking inside my Dad would stop us and say, “Now remember everybody, this is for Mom.
Sep 19, 2019 · Hook Your Readers with Attention Grabbers. Let’s say you nailed it—you lured in your readers with the headline. Now it’s time to hook them—to grab them by the throat, as novelists often say. Bring on the attention grabber: it’s that first line or two that will keep them reading.
For more in-depth writing tips: http://bit.ly/WIMoreTipsHow to hook a reader from page one. Research has shown that most readers decide whether they want to ...
Discover how to support your child’s growth as a young reader and writer — with our Reading 101 for Families guide, bilingual parent tips, ideas for building your child’s knowledge of the world, Q&A with experts, and guidance on connecting with your child’s school. Visit the Literacy at Home Overview
1. Intriguing questions. 2. The reader caring about the characters. Together, these story elements can compel readers to keep turning pages in anticipation for what will happen next. Making the most of these elements takes thought, care, and planning. Questions must continually run through your story, and from the beginning the reader’s care ...
