tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20741427.post8511269572900369011..comments2023-06-15T04:51:55.097-07:00Comments on aethernotes_polyblog: Writing: The HookThe Wordwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576589537931439345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20741427.post-43398954029279761202010-12-28T04:00:15.672-08:002010-12-28T04:00:15.672-08:00Writing the hook has been the fundamental quest of...Writing the hook has been the fundamental quest of each and every author. I sometimes read books which leave me puzzled as to why I bought them in the first place. Even when a good hook grabs you, the rest of the story can't leave the reader bored.<br /><br />Depending upon your genre, I suppose, you'd have to grab the reader accordingly. Something has to happen in the first 5-6 pages that holds the reader and makes them want to know what will happen next; want to know more about the characters, and see how the protag gets out of the initial situation--or do they? In my first vampire novel, my protag simply gets in deeper with every page.<br /><br />Have a good one Vic, and good luck in finding that hook.<br /><br />Lorelei's MuseLorelei Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294047277447613989noreply@blogger.com