As writers we are taught how important
it is to catch a reader from the start. Make them not want to put our book down.How
can we get them to choose our book over the next one?
This is an important technique of the writer’s craft which I
am still striving to learn.But I do want my stories to touch my reader’s heart
from the first page.
Why do the characters matter to you? Can you care about
them? Will you like them? Is their story interesting? Are these people like
you?
Romance is always good, but I believe different kinds of
relationships can also draw a reader’s interest.
When Cassie wakes in the hospital, her brother Jeff, who she
hasn’t seen for nearly a year, sits beside her bed. Why is he here?
Beth’s brother waits for her outside her front door when she
walks toward her apartment. He wants her to come home and care for their
father. She’s had little contact with her family for years. Should she go?
Martie and the eight-year-old niece she barely knows are
suddenly thrust together. Can they make their own new family?
Cassie doesn’t know why she’s in the hospital. What happened
to her?
Ann is late to the airport to return home. Why did she
leave? Will she be accepted back by her family?
Kathleen’s husband Alex has accepted a new job, and she is
angry and frightened. Can they save their family?
All these stories are shared in my first book, ALL MY TEARS, a collection of five novellas.ALL MY TEARS will be released this April
by Mantle Rock Publishing. Look for it on Amazon.
Also visit my blog, Kathy’s Voice, at http://kathymckinseyauthor.blogspot.com/
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