...hooks are what reels the reader into your story. Usually, it's the first sentence... After reading many, many books, I've come across many, many hooks. I categorized those hooks so you can use them for your own books and I added some examples from successful, published works of fiction so you can get a better idea of the types of hooks.
Tag: tips for writing fiction
Writing Fiction: How to “add more depth” to your character
If you write fiction or non-fiction, you might sometimes get this kind of response from editors or critics: "Add more depth to the character." Depth. Hmm, what do you think that means?
Writing Fiction: What to do with character backstory
Do you ever find yourself struggling with what to do with character backstory while writing a story? Here's how you can do it.
4 Ways to End Your Story
Yes, the beginning of the story is important to hook your readers, my fellow writers. But the endings are also just as important. What note do you want to leave your readers at? Here are four types I've found...
Pros and Cons: Using Different POVs in a Series of Shorts
In my series of shorts, The Puppeteer Series, each short is written in a different point of view (POV). Why do I do this? And what are the pros and cons?



