Hi everyone!

Harmony here 🙂

Well, I bet that title grabbed your attention, lols. As you might have guessed already, today’s post is all about hooks and how to grab the reader’s attention as early as possible.  🙂

Usually, I know within the first two-to-three pages whether or not I want to read a novel. If I’m bored already, that is a sure sign to put the tome back on the shelf. Some hooks are better than others, and some are downright crass. Most publishers won’t look at a book beyond the beginning if the hook uses something as obvious as sex to interest the reader. I make no comment on this: it is just the way of the world.

Your strength of writing effects this too. If it is sloppy and full of errors, then you will have to produce an absolute masterpiece of imagination in order for a…