Lesson overview

Detailed practice
Story - Narrative
Middle years and up
Paul Jennings
short story
openings
narrative hooks
first person point of view
pitch
fourth wall
addressing the audience
conversational style
hype
dialogue
mystery
tension
set ups
questions
evoking emotion
creepy
spooky
in medias res
breadcrumb trail
puzzle hook
pov
In this lesson we'll examine some of the different ways Paul Jennings hooks the reader into his many quirky short stories. We'll look at five ways you can open a story to get the reader invested fast.