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Q&A Do people keep reading because of what's ahead or what's behind?

What's behind: the reader feels invested in the characters, the reader likes the tone so far, the reader likes the premise. What's ahead: how is this story going to finish, who killed his wife, wh...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by jack gallerdude galler‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:24:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31588
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar jack gallerdude galler‭ · 2019-12-08T07:24:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
What's behind: the reader feels invested in the characters, the reader likes the tone so far, the reader likes the premise.

What's ahead: how is this story going to finish, who killed his wife, what is the purpose of the 787 device?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-11-21T18:08:24Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 3