There’s nothing like a great opening to a story to get your readers hooked. Here are some suggestions that will almost guarantee that your readers will keep reading.
Your story should start with some significant event or turning point and present the main character with a problem they have to solve. It should interrupt the hero’s [...]
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Will the Patriots Miss the Playoffs?
San Jose, Costa Rica, Sept. 9, 2008 – By now you have heard the devastating news for the New England Patriots, the NFL’s TV networks and the league altogether: Reigning NFL MVP and poster boy Tom Brady will miss the rest of the season after suffering ligament damage in his knee during the Week 1 [...]
An Ugly Yard, New Neighbors, And New Hope
Picture any new middle class neighbor hood in suburban America. The picture one in the mid west that’s been build in the last 10 years add to that a sort of homey 1950’s TV perfect lawn and you pretty much have a picture of my street with the exception of a few homes that [...]
How to Train a Retriever for Duck Hunting
The easiest way to prepare a dog to ignore a floating decoy is to condition the dog before the hunt to leave decoys alone. For starters, take the dog out after you have set out a small spread of decoys – let’s say five to seven – on the lawn and walk the dog through [...]