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Q&A Writing a song as the hook

I am at the free-writing stages of writing my high fantasy novel. I am looking at or experimenting with different methods for hooking the reader and driving their attention towards the rest of my s...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Alexander‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:39:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/38416
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Alexander‭ · 2019-12-08T09:39:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am at the free-writing stages of writing my high fantasy novel. I am looking at or experimenting with different methods for hooking the reader and driving their attention towards the rest of my story. I am currently considering the idea using a song as the hook. What can I do as far as formatting goes to make sure that the song is read as a song and that the reader will at least consider being bothered enough to read the song lyrics before continuing on with the rest of the story?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-08-21T07:53:50Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 5