Hook

Read 1 Thessalonians 1-5

1 Thessalonians 5:21 "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."

Editors look for the writer’s hook in every story. For nonfiction, the hook is why the reader should read yet another article on a certain subject.

For a nonfiction book, the hook is what the reader will come away with after reading our book and what makes this book different from other books on the subject that are available. For fiction, the hook is what intrigues the reader about this particular story.

The hook is not just about what is different about this story, but what the story problem is. The hook should come soon in a fiction novel and keep the reader involved in the story all the way through to the end.