Saturday, October 3, 2009

Writing a Good Story Starts With Writing a Great Intro.

By Tyreek Deonte

Generally it is well-known that's introductions involve writing a short passage on the subject. The important point about writing a good introduction is to make it catchy to the reader. In order to do this it must capture the essence of the story and bring out this essence through an example. This is important as otherwise you won't be capturing the real essence of the story and people will read only just a few lines.

If you have decided to write the intro, make sure that it is brief. Write a headline corresponding to the intro content because readers expect that the headline should reflect what is mentioned in the content below it. Your reader is not going to be spending much time on the intro when it talks about sports when the headline says vacations.

Even if the intro, at its end, would have captured the essence of what the author was trying to say. Ask yourself; is it short enough that a reader won't lose patience before the writing returns to the topic at hand?

If you look at the intro piece given above, you will find that it's really short. This is the kind of intro that works with the reader. Why? Here the reader is aware of the subject matter that they are reading, They are aware of the information they will be getting from the intro, in a general sense and so they know what they will get when they read the story.

Starting with a long introduction that appears to bear no relevance to the headline is the number one killer of otherwise good writing.

Another point is when you use anecdotes. You should let your reader know before-hand how your anecdote relates to your topic before you tell it to them, else the reader will leave out your topic, even before you begin to elaborate your point.

More essence in fewer words; the function of an introduction is to convey something about your broader point.

Think about your intro as a whole and consider which details help do this and which do not. Extra details like dates, names, descriptions and diversions, if not necessary to the essence of the anecdote, serve only to distract the reader.

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Writing an introductory passage with utmost concern is highly important to get a good introductory passage. This is important because this is the lead to the story at hand. So, it's important to consider your story in a broader sense and only bring in those details which bring this out and leave out those that don't.

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