Attention Grabbing

crufixisan88 2022-10-12 13:38:25 UTC #1

Do thoughts count as attention grabbing?

Junohugger 2022-10-12 13:41:58 UTC #2

Not unless you say em, but then they aren't thoughts anymore. So no.

ar-ninetysix 2022-10-12 14:04:00 UTC #3

"Damn, girl. You think? That's kinda hot."

Ordinaryaverageguy 2022-10-14 00:50:58 UTC #4

Whose thoughts? And whose attention is meant to be grabbed (reader, another character, etc.)?

crufixisan88 2022-10-14 02:24:23 UTC #5

The reader's attention

Spectorium_1 2022-10-14 02:34:57 UTC #6

Yep, of course they do. It depends on how it is told though, and the psychology behind a good hook.

In this case, some things that might grab the most attention are:

-Big numbers

-Philosophical questions

-An unexpected first line (base this off your title/art in this case) Like a contrast between a cute title and cover and the first line being "I will burn the entire world to ashes."

-a relatable situation/ thought process

-a mysterious description using thoughts

Ordinaryaverageguy 2022-10-14 02:54:45 UTC #7

Then I'm in agreement with some of the other writers, it can be attention grabbing but it really depends on what the thought consists of, or what surprise it may reveal about the story plot or characters.

thepenmonster 2022-10-14 03:08:32 UTC #8

The really stupid ones do. I suggest Twitter if you're going to go that route.

system 2022-11-13 03:08:37 UTC #9

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