Comments on: Writing Strategy #2 – Grab Your Readers by the Throat http://www.theadventurouswriter.com/posts/writing-strategy-2-grab-your-readers-by-the-throat/ Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen: "Freelancing full-time. Will write for food." Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bart Cleveland http://www.theadventurouswriter.com/posts/writing-strategy-2-grab-your-readers-by-the-throat/comment-page-1/#comment-2018 Bart Cleveland Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:31:29 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/?p=104#comment-2018 Laurie, You're dead on when you say to ask what your readers want. I write ads when I'm not writing fiction and the biggest reason ads fail is the same when blogs, fiction or any writing fails. It didn't consider or know the audience's needs. Great post! Laurie,
You’re dead on when you say to ask what your readers want. I write ads when I’m not writing fiction and the biggest reason ads fail is the same when blogs, fiction or any writing fails. It didn’t consider or know the audience’s needs. Great post!

]]> By: Laurie PK http://www.theadventurouswriter.com/posts/writing-strategy-2-grab-your-readers-by-the-throat/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Laurie PK Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:38:11 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/?p=104#comment-85 Hi Mark, It really depends on the content or topic of the article or book chapter. I love quotations and dialogue, and am fond of writing introductions that include what people have said. It's amazing how certain pieces (articles, chapters, poems, novels) speak to you. They actually give you hints about how to write them -- sometimes it's like they're beginning to be written in a particular way! The more I write, the more this becomes evident to me. That's how I do it. Sorry I have no magic formula to offer....if you have any tips or suggestions for "grabbing readers by the throat", I welcome them here! Laurie .-= Laurie PK´s last blog post...<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/QuipsTipsForFreelanceWriters/~3/M_6sn6Dai5o/" rel="nofollow">5 Tips for Writing Great Conclusions</a> =-. Hi Mark,

It really depends on the content or topic of the article or book chapter. I love quotations and dialogue, and am fond of writing introductions that include what people have said.

It’s amazing how certain pieces (articles, chapters, poems, novels) speak to you. They actually give you hints about how to write them — sometimes it’s like they’re beginning to be written in a particular way! The more I write, the more this becomes evident to me.

That’s how I do it. Sorry I have no magic formula to offer….if you have any tips or suggestions for “grabbing readers by the throat”, I welcome them here!

Laurie
.-= Laurie PK´s last blog post…5 Tips for Writing Great Conclusions =-.

]]> By: Mark http://www.theadventurouswriter.com/posts/writing-strategy-2-grab-your-readers-by-the-throat/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Mark Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:39:05 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/?p=104#comment-83 Hi Laurie, What's your favorite way to start an article or book chapter? Mark Hi Laurie,

What’s your favorite way to start an article or book chapter?

Mark

]]> By: Lanetta Sprott http://www.theadventurouswriter.com/posts/writing-strategy-2-grab-your-readers-by-the-throat/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Lanetta Sprott Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:28:22 +0000 http://theadventurouswriter.com/?p=104#comment-57 I like your bread crumb analogy. Finding the hook is hard for me. I will re-read your article before I post again. Thanks for the insight! I like your bread crumb analogy. Finding the hook is hard for me. I will re-read your article before I post again. Thanks for the insight!

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