Okay. I have to think of a good opening sentence for this little essay. Good opening sentences are vital because they can make a reader want to read further or turn them off. So I have to think of something that will grab a person and hold their attention.
But what if I have a great
opening sentence and the rest of my essay is stupid? I’ll have to take that chance. I am not a stupid person. At least, I’ve been told I’m intelligent, so
I have to believe it. So okay, my essay
is not likely to turn out stupid.
Dullness is another thing. My writing
could be dull after I grabbed a person’s attention and made them read more than
the opening sentence. The poor reader
will never forgive me for the boredom that ensues. They will blame me for wasting time out of
their life and for the disappointment that comes when my writing doesn’t meet
their expectations.
What is a writer to do? Writing an exciting piece that engages a
reader all the way through requires work.
It takes thought, imagination, a good vocabulary, and other writing
tools. A humor writer even needs a good
sense of humor, without which you can’t write anything funny. This is a lot to ask of a person whose only
desire is to put words on a computer screen and have people read them and like
what they read. But whoever said life was
easy?
So here I am, trying to think
of a way to open an essay that will, hopefully, turn out to be something that
will give a reader some enjoyment. If
you are reading this, I hope you appreciate me.
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