How do mystery authors hook and hold readers? Authors in the mystery genre tend to hold readers by keeping readers guessing at all times and persuading.

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How do mystery authors hook and hold readers? Authors in the mystery genre tend to hold readers by keeping readers guessing at all times and persuading them to read more. Authors are able to hook readers by starting their chapter off with an exiting climatic sentence making you want to read for more information on why or what the reason was for that part of the story. "How to Hook Readers." The Four Firsts and Chapter Hooks in Mystery Writing. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb "How to Persuade Readers/Audience | eHow.com." eHow | How To Do Just About Everything! | How To Videos & Articles. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb

Mystery writers have achieved their goal of persuading the reader if they are encourage to not want to put the book down. Authors are able to do this by making the story exciting and leaving questions unanswered causing you to want keep reading. "How to Persuade Readers/Audience | eHow.com." eHow | How To Do Just About Everything! | How To Videos & Articles. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb Category. "Mystery Books - Answers by Jennifer Peck." AllExperts Questions & Answers. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb How do mystery writers persuade their readers?

What is the relationship between mystery and truth? The relationship between mystery and truth is they are truth tells facts of a story with mystery you never know the truth or why something is happening which makes it interesting as a reader you must always be guessing on what happens next. Truth: Conformity with fact or reality. Mystery: any affair, thing, or person that presents features or qualities so obscure as to arouse curiosity or speculation

Its hard to tell what truths can be communicated through the mystery genre because mystery authors never give you a straight answer. Part of the mystery authors job is to keep a reader from knowing the truth till the very end to keep them reading, otherwise known as a “Hook” /indexExp_41620.htm /indexExp_41620.htm Coach/3047/The-Four-Firsts-and-Chapter-Hooks- in-Mystery-Writing.html> What truths are best communicated through the mystery genre?

A mystery author can add excitement to a book by leaving you hanging at certain climax points in the book making you want to read more. Authors of the mystery genre also add excitement to their books by throwing something unexpected at you in an important part of the novel. [[ b/ /Language_Arts_EQs.pdf|www. laurel.k12.mt.us/ /lib/ /Language_Arts_EQs.pdf]] [[ b/ /Language_Arts_EQs.pdf|www. laurel.k12.mt.us/ /lib/ /Language_Arts_EQs.pdf tml tml How can a mystery author add excitement to the book?

Why might a mystery author use foreshadowing to tell what will happen in the end of the book? A mystery author might use foreshadowing in a novel to keep readers guessing at what will happen in the future. Foreshadowing also adds excitement to a book because it will typically get a reader questioning what will happen next causing them to want to not put the book down to see what happens. · use-foreshadowing/ world.com/romance/suspense.shtml world.com/romance/suspense.shtml

How might a mystery author keep you guessing on what could happen in the end? A method authors use to keep you guessing is foreshadowing this this strategy keeps readers asking questions causing them to read more to find the answers. Authors can also put exciting events that aren’t expected leaving you confused and wondering what will happen later..

Why might authors of mystery books end chapters without an answer? Mystery authors might end chapters without an answer to keep readers guessing during the book. This strategy also keeps readers interested to want to find out what will happen next..