Roz Morris (@rozmorris.bsky.social)

The quiet beginning – one trick to keep the reader’s attention Starting a story is always a challenge. You have to do a lot at once, but not too much. Don’t overwhelm the reader, don’t confuse, don’t info-dump, don’t send misleading signals, don’t lose the reader’s interest. Sometimes you can…

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The quiet beginning – one trick to keep the reader’s attention Starting a story is always a challenge. You have to do a lot at once, but not too much. Don’t overwhelm the reader, don’t confuse, don’t info-dump, don’t send misleading signals, don’t lose the reader’s interest. Sometimes you can start in medias res. Get to the action fast. Open with a murder, or a character on the brink of something life-changing, or a character coming in late and trying to learn about everything, so the reader is in step with them (detective fiction is an example). https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/the-quiet-beginning-one-trick-to-keep-the-readers-attention/