Voice and Word Economy Hook Critique Series: Article 2, Part 1 By Angela Eschler Want to develop a loud-and-clear voice? Welcome to our second article in our Hook Critique series, where we review authors’ opening pages to give them insight on whether they’re creating...
The First Page: Hooking Your Reader
4 Steps to a Boat Full of Fish: The Hook
4 Steps to a Boat Full of Fish: How to Hook an Audience By Amy Maida Wadsworth Ever been hooked? It tugs at first—a niggling, intriguing irritation you can’t ignore. With a splash and a surge, suddenly you’re racing along, gasping for breath, and barely aware you’ve...
Shedding Light on Your Audience, Real-Time Editing, Part 2
Shedding Light on Your Audience “Hook Critique" Series: Article 1, Part 2 If you've stumbled onto this blog, you're jumping into a series—but you're in luck if you're an aspiring author! Here's some context: This is an almost-live editing series. Where real...
Shedding Light on Your Audience, Real-Time Editing, Part 1
Shedding Light on Your Audience “Hook Critique" Series: Article 1, Part 1 By Angela Eschler When you hear industry professionals talk about your “hook,” it can be many things: the core external plot quandary that makes its way onto the back cover of a book to snag the...
Shedding Light on Your Audience, Real-Time Editing, Part 1
Shedding Light on Your Audience “Hook Critique" Series: Article 1, Part 1 By Angela Eschler When you hear industry professionals talk about your “hook,” it can be many things: the core external plot quandary that makes its way onto the back cover of a book to snag the...