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Starting your writing with a feeling can introduce how a character is feeling about a situation..
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See how it sounds! The chimpanzee felt glum. He stared out into the distance, his face forlorn and sad..
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You can start a paragraph or piece of writing with speech. It draws the reader into a conversation and enables you to start a story at an interesting place to go back to and build in detail..
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“The Rolls Royce in the pool” by [David Jones] is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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Using a character's thoughts gives the reader an insight into what is going through their mind..
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Take a look at this character. They probably have a multitude of thoughts going through their mind. Any one of these can be a hook for the reader. Have a look at this example: Jasper was really hoping none of his dog friends would be at the dog park at the same time as him, especially dressed in this ridiculous raincoat. “Who on earth dresses their dog in a raincoat?” he wondered..
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Hooking a reader in, either at the start, or throughout your writing with an action is a great way to energize the reader and get them interested again..
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Take a look at this example and see what you think as the reader. Buster ran down the wooden jetty and took a flying leap into the water..
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Asking a question is a great way to hook in your reader..
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See how this question speaks directly to the reader. Have you ever seen two buskers on the side of the road wearing horse masks?.