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Catchy Hooktechniques
Catchy Hooktechniques
Starters
Reflective Question
Scene Setting
This is your basic narrative
technique. The writer creates a picture
for the reader, puts the reader there,
creates a mood, or sets the
atmosphere. The writer must use
specific details to pull off this opening.
When Snoopy was writing his novel,
he never got past the first line: It was
a dark and stormy night.
New Directions in Teaching Memoirs Dawn and Dan
Kirby
Unique/Shocking Detail
Sometimes a single unique detail can
draw the reader into a much larger
storyInstead of When I fell off my bike
and hurt myself real bad story try I
remember that they brought my tennis
shoe to me in the hospital.
New Directions in Teaching Memoirs Dawn and
Dan Kirby
Character Throwing
Dialogue
"Do you think we will ever
find mom and dad?"
"If I said yes, then we
wouldn't. But if I said no then,
well, what would be the point of
all this?" Boston wearily
answered as he pulled the sails
to catch the evening breeze
that was moving in.
Sentence Fragments/
Fragmentos de Oracin
Dim lamplight. A ticking clock.
Slow, steady breathing. Strange
greenery sprouting from a book
twining itself around the fragile,
limp wrist.
Tenue farol. UN tiempo en el reloj.
Respiracin lenta y constante. Extraa
vegetacin brotando en un libro
twining alrededor del frgil, dbil
mueca.
Alliteration/ Aliteracin
Metaphor/Personification
Metfora/Personificacin
Her two bulbous bug eyes
preyed upon me and
melted me to a puddle of
fear.../
Sus dos ojos saltones bug
me depredados y fundido
me a un charco de miedo...
Metaphor/ Metfora
The proverbial snowball
began to roll down the hill
gaining size and
momentum. With each
tumble my life spun more
and more out of control./
La proverbial bola
comenz a rodar en la
colina el aumentar el
tamao y el impulso. Con
cada cada mi vida gira
ms y ms fuera de
control.
Writing is an art.
I can only give tools and tips to make
your writing more creative and lively.
So with that said attempt two different
leads for your next memoir. Write the
technique and the lead on each sticky
note.
Escribir es un arte
slo puedo dar sugerencias y
herramientas para hacer que su escritura
ms creativa.
Una vez que dijo intento dos
derivaciones diferentes para su prxima