Figuring Out How to Draw in Your Reader Emotionally and intellectually

Figuring out how to draw your reader in is a big part of the story writing game.

How do we know we are doing it right?

Who are you writing to?

This is the first major thing we have to hone into if we want to draw the reader in.

Why?

Because you can’t write something and expect children, college people, and seniors all to feel the same way about it.

You need to know where your reader is in life and what they like.

Do they like adrenaline?

For this type of reader, you want to evoke emotions of excitement. Maybe emotions of horror and definitely shock and awe.

They want a good exciting ride where they are peaking over their shoulder just to be sure that no one is actually coming after them in the same way the characters are experiencing it in the story.

Do they love nostalgia?

Nostalgic readers are mostly going to enjoy feeling the emotions of their past.

They might pick up a good romance, or they might read something about war times. They might grab a book that is written at the same time as their childhood school days.

They might enjoy reading a new author that sounds a lot like authors from their past. If you want to evoke emotions in say fans of Jane Austin’s stories, you can go ahead and write like she did and know that your writing might make those who read Jane Austin feel nostalgic over the days when they first read her stories.

You can write stories like your favorite authors knowing that there is a group of people that will enjoy it emotionally. They might not even understand why at first, but more than likely they’ll eventually understand that you were influenced by authors they grew up with and that is perfectly fine.

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Some people love the feeling of mystery.

They get a big emotional reward feeling the inquisitiveness of solving a puzzle. These kinds of readers are usually problem solvers.

They enjoy sitting around and thinking. They usually see the world as a set of problems that need to be solved. This is why they love mysteries.

They get to start problem-solving on page one. They actively try to solve the “who done it” before the author ultimately reveals it.

You also have thrill-seekers.

Thrill-seekers just want to have a good ride. They like feeling the thrill of the story without doing much of the work. They aren’t looking to solve problems per se. they mostly just want to strap in and hang on while you take them through the story of high stakes, a list of actions, and a good resolution at the end.

Final thoughts

We could go on about the different types of scenarios people want to get into in a story and the emotions they enjoy feeling.

But the point is, we as the author have to understand what emotional reward our audience is looking for and then just give it to them.

When we understand our reader’s emotional desire in picking up a book, this becomes powerful because then we know exactly what they’re going to like and how to give it to them.

Figuring Out How to Draw in Your Reader Emotionally and intellectually

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Hope this helps!

Happy writing!

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