Published in London Literary Review·Feb 11, 2020Member-onlyHow to Hook ReadersPolish and Specific Steps Will Make Your Work Shine — So you’ve written a few stories. Maybe you started your novel. You may have shared your work, but most likely, it’s still locked away somewhere private. Like most writers, you probably have some level of anxiety about letting people read your work. That’s normal. Often it’s because you feel there’s…Writing Tips7 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Dec 20, 2017The Universal Rules of a MacGuffinHow to hook your readers immediately and keep them there for the duration. — Every well-crafted story has a MacGuffin, a red-herring, that hooks the reader and creates an unceasing desire in them to dive head-first into the story. To work properly a MacGuffin must follow a strict set of rules. …Writing4 min read
