Bor-ing!!!!!!

by katelyn
(north carolina)

Don't bore the readers to where they don't want to read the book anymore.
Have a catchy book name or start.
Like "Did you see that?" I stuttered. Because then they will want to find out what did that person see.

Comments for Bor-ing!!!!!!

Click here to add your own comments

Jul 16, 2009
 Some good, some bad.
by: NobodyGirl

Well, you're right in a way--you want something that pulls the reader in. But your example is cheap. The reader doesn't care about the characters or plot, why would they care that something surprised the characters? A better way is to give the reader something they've never seen before, never would have put together themselves. Think of the first line of One Hundred Years of Solitude. It involves death, which is a bit of a cheap trick, but the part about the first time he saw ice was brilliant. And you think, why does he think about ICE as he's dying? Ma

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Writing Tips.

Enjoy this page? Please pay it forward. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

  1. Click on the HTML link code below.
  2. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.
JackPopjesgoals

This is Jack Popjes and one of his published books. He and I worked on multiple projects. He's  met many goals.

Meet your writing goals in 2023.

Click to start NOW

Free Newsletter

Sign up below for

Editor's Notes 

Inspiration and Writing Tips 

and receive tips 
to maximize 
your use of MS Word. 

Click for more information 
and archived copies... 

Or sign up using the form below 
to start your subscription right away.

Enter Your E-mail Address
Enter Your First Name (optional)
Then

Don't worry — your e-mail address is totally secure.
I promise to use it only to send you Editor's Notes.