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In fiction the opening is the most important part of the book. Readers often read the first page before deciding to buy a book. That page is the hook which lures them into reading the rest of your novel.
In this workshop we'll look and where to start your story and ways to keep your reader hooked until the very end.
In this workshop we'll look and where to start your story and ways to keep your reader hooked until the very end.
- Syllabus
- Openings and Hooks--Where to Start Your Story and How to Hook Your Reader into Turning Pages
In fiction the opening is the most important part of the book. Readers often read the first page before deciding to buy a book. That page is the hook which lures them into reading the rest of your novel. In this workshop we'll look and where to start your story and ways to keep your reader hooked until the very end.
Week One--Prologues? Yes or No?
A. Reasons Not to Write That Prologue
B. Reasons For a Prologue
Week Two--Openings
A. Goals of the Opening
B. Inciting Incident
C. Introducing Characters
Week Three--The Opening Hook
A. Red Flags
B. Opening Lines
Week Four--Keeping the Reader Hooked
A. Power Words
B. Chapter Hooks
C. Ending Lines
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