Your Hook

The hook

How many times have you heard to grab and nab your readers with your opening hook? In case some didn’t understand, it doesn’t mean to jab them in the face with your fist. It means to awe them with your words in your opening paragraph in your story.

The moment I opened my eyes I knew I was dead.

Don’t tell me this opening line doesn’t grab your attention. More importantly, this line has the possibility of grabbing an agent’s or publisher’s interest, and that’s your first step – grabbing their interest. Once you do, and the rest of your manuscript is just as high value, a contract may be coming your way and then you need to attract your readers with your spellbinding words and storyline.

But let me explain why a great opening is important:

It will push the agent/publisher to continue the read. Their time is limited seeing how many manuscripts they have in their pile. They read hundreds a week – well, skim hundreds because nothing grabs their fancy – and you need to make sure yours does entice them to continue reading.

Now that you've got an idea of a 'hook' hop on over to Pen Perfect Associates and jot down your one sentence opener and let's see how 'enticing' it is to the readers. Leave comments for other liners - that's only fair.



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