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There are several ideas passed around about what should be included in the first paragraph of a good story. I feel the most important is called, “the hook.” The hook is the element that will draw the reader into the story, which makes them curious enough that they want to continue reading. I put “the hook” in the first couple of lines. Most readers, and all publishers will only read the first few lines to decide if they want to read more. The hook is also called the “setup.” The “setup” can include information like the location, period, and even a hint at the plot. Introduce your main character or characters. Don’t give everything away, just enough to create the reader’s need to learn what happens next. Explain the interesting idea that is the foundation of your story. If they don’t read something that catches their attention. They move on to the next book or story. And you have lost a possible customer.

I’m working on two books right now. Two different gentes, one is a murder mystery, and the other is a dog training book. With over 30 years of working wi9th dogs I think I will produce a great book.

I’ll write tomorrow, but tomorrow never seems to come. Before you know it a week, a month, maybe a year has passed. How do you avoid is trap?                 Focus your attention on your writing. If you miss a day here and there, don’t beat yourself over it. Focus on tomorrow. Production is the bottom line.                 Set aside time to write every day. This should be the same time every day. Start small, 30 minutes. The location is just as important as the time. A good quiet place with as few distractions as possible. Early morning or late evening. This of course depends on if you write part-time, or full-time.

When you need to create an event in your story, what you are really doing is building a scene for your characters to perform in. So, depending on story you need to decide how much detail you will include. There is balance between not enough details information to too many details. In making this decision you should consider how much information should be provided compared to how much you expect the reader to create with their imagination. I would like to share the highlights of a scene that I feel will draw the reader into the scene. I only include features that are truly important to the scene. What will enrich the reader’s experience? Try to step out of yourself, see the scene from a didn’t viewpoint, read the scene you wrote, can you picture the scene based on your words.           This is a challenge for most writers. Once you feel confident that you have created a great scene and therefore a great story.

When creating a character for a story or book. you need to make several decision. It’s best if you make a list of each character. The more characters you have the more important to create this list. Who is going to be your main? Male or female. Maybe there will be one of each. What kind of person or personality will this character have. Is the character good or bad? Describe the character. big or small. thin or heavy? If the character id a male what type of clothing will he wear? Does he have hair or not? How long is the hair? What color? Does he have facial hair or clean shaven? If your character is female what body type does she have” What color is her hair? How long, curly or straight. What type of clothes will she wear? What type of personality does she have? This same process is used to create secondary characters. Add them and their descriptions. All the lesser characters will have loess descriptions of. This list will help keep you characters behaving and even looking like the information on this list. Keep the list handy throughout the writing project. Losing the deals of the main and even the secondary characters will confuse the reader and could prevent them from finishing your story.

I would love to hear what motivates you to write. There are many possibilities, from creating an income to the pleasure of writing. There are no wrong answers, just your viewpoints. The time to share is now!