#WritersWisdom -Rule 80- Tell Them Stories to Keep Them Reading

Writer’s Wisdom -Rule #80- Tell Them Stories to Keep Them Reading. “No matter what you’re writing - be it analytical chemistry reports, environmental impact statements, or documentary strategies for the exculpation of the Nazi demimonde - you can get your readers interested with a good story. This happened, and then that happened, which led up to the most amazing incident. Essay writers know this as ‘the anecdotal opening.’ And it’s the kind of tactic used to elicit a reader’s trust and attention.”

Taken from The Writer’s Book of Wisdom - 101 Rules for Mastering Your Craft, by Steven Taylor Goldsberry, (http://www.amazon.com/The-Writers-Boo...)