What is a hook? It is a thing at the beginning of a book that grabs the readers attention and makes him want to read more. A hook can be dropping the reader right into the action. It can be a quick snippet of dialogue. It can be a description, or an aphorism, or a bizarre statement, or an alliteration, or an introduction of the main character: "Call me Ishmael." If you are a reader, you've seen hundreds of different book openings. Some have been bad. Some have been alright. Some have been so good that you could not help yourself but continue the book. But what if everything you knew about hooks was incorrect? What if you've been lied to your whole entire writing career, and you should look at hooks in a different way. Today, I am going to be talking about why you should change your views on hooks in books. There is a better way to use them, and you are going to thank me. My Book: https://amzn.to/31UI7Zg My Newsletter: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/a1r2k2 My Website: www.danielpoppie.com HTWG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howtowritegood HTWG Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielpoppie HTWG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtowritegood One Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet: https://www.spreaker.com/show/one-last-toast-for-ebenezer-fleet

You may not know this, but every November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Every November, thousands of people all over the world attempt to write a book in one month. I am going to be writing a book in one month, but I am going to doing something a little extra. Besides just writing a book in one month, I am going to edit it and get it out for publication by December 1st. My newsletter: danielpoppie.com/newsletter My instagram: instagram.com/danielpoppie