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Agatha Christie’s Books Are Mesmerizing

You come home from work one day, kick off your shoes, then curl up under the covers with a good book. For many people, that book was a mystery novel by Agatha Christie.

Now, scientists are telling us that it may not have been by mistake and are, in fact, suggesting that Agatha may have hypnotized us with her writing.

The words, phrases, and sentences in her novels were analysed after being loaded into a computer and the results are actually quite interesting:

Despite the grisly theme of her novels, researchers say that much of her vocabulary is pleasing and gentle.

Favourite words or phrases, repeatedly used in a “mesmerising” way, help to stimulate the pleasure-inducing side of the brain. They include she, yes, girl, kind, smiled and suddenly.

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It was also found that she used a limited vocabulary in order to keep her readers focused on the clues and plots. The article itself contains some hidden nuggets for improving your writing.

If you’re looking to gain more knowledge in the field of writing hypnotically, then pick up a book on psychology or Joe Vitale’s Hypnotic Writing.

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