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Weekly Food For Thought:

The first paragraph of your novel is likely the most important in terms of hooking a reader. So what is the best way to do that? What is the most interesting way to draw in a reader without blinding them with too much action or information? 

Well, here are a few tips on what NOT to do from Suzannah Freeman: 

Dialogue. Nice somewhere on the first or second page, but not in the first line. We won't know who's speaking or why we should care.Excessive description. Some description is good, but not when it's long winded. Skip the purple prose and opt for something more powerful.Irrelevant information. The first few lines of your story are crucial, so give your reader only important information.Introducing too many characters. I don't like to be bombarded with the names of too many characters at once. How are we supposed to keep them straight when we don't know who's who?

What do you think the key to drawing in a reader is? What is your current hook for your novel or work in progress? Is your hook ever anything that you worry about or do you consider yourself a hook guru of sorts?

Feel free to answer here or join us on our thread [link in the comments]