Tips for Young Writers 2: Raise questions in the reader’s mind.

Readers love wondering ‘What’s going to happen next?’ or ‘How are they going to get out of this?’ or sometimes even, ‘What is this all about?’

Try starting your story with something that’s a bit hard to understand, like for example, ‘Joe clearly saw his best friend Justin steal his moneybox, which was particularly weird because Joe had been completely blind from birth.’ This sentence raises questions in the reader's mind which encourages them to keep reading.