Creativity Hacker

Today’s From the Firehose produces a survivor! Huzzah!

Today we see that another way to grab readers is not with action, but with the imminent expectation of action.

Today we see that a good story immerses not just with plot and themes, but with the language used to convey it as well.

Today we see that repeating yourself too often creates echoes that pop the immersion bubble.

Today’s candidate teaches me that even grammatically correct and properly punctuated books with (presumably) a passable story can fail to engage a reader. Your sentence construction, word choices, and camera work matter.