How and Why Unanswered Questions Draw Readers Through Your Story
How and Why Unanswered Questions Draw Readers Through Your Story What grips readers and keeps them reading? As a reader, there are lots of reasons why I might get really into a book … but one big factor is unanswered questions. One of the times I notice this most is...
Seven Useful Tasks to Tackle as a Freelancer When You’re Waiting for More Client Work
Seven Useful Tasks to Tackle as a Freelancer When You’re Waiting for More Client Work As a freelancer, you’ll occasionally have a dry spell without much client work. This doesn’t happen to me often these days – for a good 90% of 2023, I had all the work as I could...
Why Readers Might Not Make it Past Your First Few Pages: Five Reasons (and Five Fixes)
Why Readers Might Not Make it Past Your First Few Pages: Five Reasons (and Five Fixes) Have you ever started reading a novel and given up within the first few pages? Unless you’re a particularly tenacious (or stubborn!) reader, you probably have. It’s often clear...