Choosing the Right Tense Hook Critique Series: Article 4, Part 1 By Angela Eschler and Heidi Brockbank Welcome to our fourth article in our Hook Critique series, where we review authors’ opening pages to give them insight on whether they’re creating sufficient hooks...
Point of View Hook Critique Series: Article 3, Part 2 Today we’re following up with the second part of our article. Julie Bellon generously allowed us to post a critique of an early first page draft from her novel All Fall Down. (You can see that here.) Below is her...
Point of View Hook Critique Series: Article 3, Part 1 By Angela Eschler & Heidi Brockbank Welcome to our third article in our Hook Critique series, where we review authors’ opening pages to give them insight on whether they’re creating sufficient hooks for agents...
Voice and Word Economy Hook Critique Series: Article 2, Part 2 Trying really hard to find a strong voice? Today we’re following up with the second part of our article on voice and word economy, in which Debra Erfert generously allowed us to post a critique of an early...
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...
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 “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...
