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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.
- 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.
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
At Writer’s Relief, we’ve reviewed thousands of manuscripts and know which techniques will keep your readers engaged from the very first sentence. Here’s how to hook your readers, draw them into your story, and keep them turning the pages.
Apr 16, 2010 · 4. Hook your reader with a few engaging comments or questions after each heading. 5. Hook your reader throughout your chapters. You must hand-hold for your reader’s attention all the way. It’s so easy for them to get distracted by their family, the TV, or their thoughts. 6. Hook your reader with a consistent chapter format-each time.
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.
