I once read a story about a clutch of goblins (almost certainly that is not the correct term for describing a group of said creatures, but I don't know it. If someone does, I would be happy to receive correction) who were horribly mischievous during the day, but once night came, they gathered around the candle and stared at it as long as it was burning. My wife says I am like that with a television set. Sadly, I must confess she is right. It doesn't matter if it is just the design and the sound going 'OOOOOOOO' at the end of the day (do they do that anymore?) as soon as I see it, I fasten my eyes on it as though it were as intriguing as the first time I saw too bulls fighting. I just happily discovered the other day, that it is exactly the same with writing. The material just has to have a few provocative words embedded in it, words I will discover in my first look of more than a second. Words like 'delicious, 'intriguing,' 'crude,' 'exquisite,' 'ingenious' and so forth, if not too deeply buried in the text, will quickly attract my attention, and will serve to fasten my eyes on the material. I won't be able to quit until I have finished reading. This then an APB I am putting out to all writers: In the first few sentences of your writing, include a lot of really provocative words, ones like I've listed above, and if I see your stuff, I'll read it.