I know that many of you have been writing for many years. Most of you are skilled writers and you can speak all the correct grammars and make all your sentences free from grammatical chains or errors but you still wonder why your Writing is not attracting many audience and readers.
It should be interesting to bring to your notice that the way the world is going now, people no longer always read writings of a not known person in the literary world. People prefer to read the works of literature gurus such as William Shakespeare, Henry James, Jane Austin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Wole Soyinka, etc. As a new author or an upcoming author there are skills you need to master to apply in writing your works so that it can attract many readers.
People again do not like reading long boring works and that is why you should be careful when writing your works.
Have you heard of INVERTED PYRAMID in writing? I guess NO! Today, I will be teaching you about it.
Inverted pyramid helps you to rouse people to action and persuade people to find it interested to continue reading your work and also wait for the upcoming edition of your writing or make them need to find out more about your work.
WHAT IS INVERTED PYRAMID?
It is the technique used in writing that persuade your readers to continue reading your work because they want to find what really happened or what the work is all about. It is a pattern which every new author in the field of writing ought to follow.
THE TECHNIQUES OF INVERTED PYRAMID.
1. KISS:
KISS in this sense does not mean touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love. KISS means "Keep it Simple and Short". Have you discovered that people prefer to read small and Short work than long works of unknown authors? Immediately they see it is lengthy, they will just skip it and go away. As a new author, try to keep your work simple and also make it short.
2. T and H factors:
T and H factors are initials that tell you that Title and Heading matter a lot in writing. The catchy your title is can propel people to try finding out what the work is all about. After writing, take your time to select a charming theme, title or heading. This is very important; never ignore it.
THE MAIN THRUST OF INVERTED PYRAMID
The concern of inverted pyramid is to communicate the main idea of the author at the initial sentence or stage of the Writing. It is also called Turned Pyramid or Upside-down Pyramid. The most important, interesting and the most crucial information the writer wants to convey to his or her audience is poured out in the first sentence of the writing.
The reason why this is done is because readers can leave the story at any time. It is caused by a massive decline interest in reading. Try to bring those areas or things you want your readers to know at the front of your write-up. It is called INVERTED PYRAMID ADVERTISEMENT.
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