Descriptive Writing: Reader

Descriptive Writing: Reader

Imaginative Writing: The Reader

How to Engage the Reader

• Craft your writing in such a way that invokes empathy or connection with the characters or scenarios.
• Use precise, concise, and clear language to ensure that your reader understands your intended message.
• Surprise your reader with twists and turns, enchancing the element of suspense and intrigue.

Utilising Anticipation

• Build anticipation by carefully planting elements that lead your reader to sense what might come next.
• Employ the technique of foreshadowing subtly without giving too much away to maintain reader’s interest.
• Use immersive and detailed descriptions to tighten the reader’s focus on pivotal story moments.

Reader Perspective and Insight

• Consider your reader as an active participant, not just a spectator.
• Prompt your reader to infer and interpret situations, rather than laying everything out for them.
• Refrain from excessive exposition, instead allow the reader to deduce information from hints and clues.

Visual and Sensory Language

• Use visual language to create a clear picture in your reader’s mind.
• Employ sensory language to engage the reader’s sense of touch, taste, sound, smell, and sight.
• Ensure your writing evokes emotion and generates a mood or atmosphere that matches your narrative.

Consistency and Coherence

• Maintain consistency in your narrative voice and style to avoid confusing the reader.
• Ensure your plot points and character actions are coherent and follow a logical pattern.
• Aim for conciseness and clarity to enhance reader understanding and enjoyment.