Comments on: Grab your reader right away

By: Matt | Small Biz Bee

Matt | Small Biz Bee — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:21:36 +0000

@Tracy I read your comment the day you posted it, and started cracking up. I came back today to see if it was still funny, and started cracking up all over again...just wanted to say thanks, I need a good chuckle today! Matt Matt | Small Biz Bee´s last blog post..Is Your Business Rocking Like Denny’s?

By: george

george — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:19:31 +0000

Yolander,

Hehe. Ok, you may have gotten me here.

With that said, it is a great opening line *because* it’s memorable. Now would that line make me want to read the whole book? Probably not, but maybe.

Good point!

George

By: george

george — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:17:20 +0000

Laurie,

I love the muscle analogy.

Folks, If you don’t want that muscle to atrophy (slowly die) then take Laurie’s advice!

George

By: Yolander Prinzel

Yolander Prinzel — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:06:05 +0000

Your concept is right, but you’ve got to help me out with “Call me Ismael.” To me, this is not a good opening line, it’s simply memorable. Convince me otherwise

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By: Laurie PK

Laurie PK — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:36:18 +0000

My favorite way to “grab readers by the throat” is to tell a story — and I’m learning that it’s probably the #1 way to lead into an article in print magazines. Web writing is way different, unless you’re less concerned with SEO strategy and more concerned with entertaining the writers you do have.

I’m guilty of skimming EVERYTHING — unless it’s a book about writing

Back to writing: learning to write a great lead is a muscle, and it needs to be exercised! The more you deliberately practice it – in emails, letters to your mom, letters to the editor, and even blog post comments – the stronger it gets….

Thanks, Moose-man!

Laurie

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