1. + Creative Writing Six Tools to Make Your Writing Effective

2. + Energy This is the spark that makes reader pay attention Words Sentences Paragraphs/Stanzas build momentum Interesting leaps, gaps, pauses Rhythm, excitement, interest

3. + Images “Movie in the reader’s mind” When you read, you see See, smell, hear, touch

4. + Tension Underlying push-pull, conflict, juxtaposition What will happen next? Readers want to figure things out but they also want to be intrigued Vary the levels of tension

5. + Pattern Attracts the human eye Subtly layer your insights Images, sounds, words, etc.

6. + Insight We read to see the world from another’s perspective Careful attention to human experience Readers reject Big Conclusions laid on top of piece of writing – preachy

7. + Structure Like the recipe for your work Blueprint, map, format Putting together things in interesting ways