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Storytelling at Depth 3b: The Hook

Storytelling at Depth 3b: The Hook

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Harvey Stanbrough
Jul 02, 2024
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Storytelling at Depth 3b: The Hook
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July 2, 2024 by Harvey

In today’s Journal

* Storytelling at Depth 3b: The Hook
* Of Interest
* The Numbers

Storytelling at Depth 3b: The Hook

Buckle-in. This is a long one.

Provide an emotional or physical hook—an enticement—at the beginning of every chapter and every major scene. As I mentioned earlier in the discussion of cliffhangers, brevity and drama are …

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