Posts Tagged ‘persuasive_writing’

Persuasion: Leave Them Wanting More

In some ways I’ve already illustrated this point, afterall, it has taken nearly six months to finish this series.¬† But in persuasion, it’s not necessary to spend months getting to your point, you only need to build upon all of the steps to reach a conclusion that leaves them wanting more.
Like an excellent novel begging [...]

Persuasion: Can I Have Some Candy?

My daughter was always the best at bribing me into doing something she wanted when she was a toddler. The boys never seemed to catch onto the subtleties of expression and body language. Now that she’s a teen, it’s only gotten worse. Meanwhile, my sons continue to use the brute force approach, [...]

And then? How to Write to Persuade

And then? And then?
And then what happened?
Grab the rapt attention of a child and the power of a good story demonstrates itself. Fail to answer, “And then?,” and the magic is lost.
In persuasive writing, whether a press release, essay, sales or pitch letter, the reader must be left to wonder, “And [...]