Hookiness. It’s what a good book is all about, really. When I look at the books I really enjoy, that I burn through, they’re (a) pulling me in and (b) pulling me on. But how do you do that? How do you grab a reader? How do you KEEP the reader? How do you entertain […]
- The first chapter really needs to engage readers — convey voice and have something interesting happen right away
- End each chapter so you want to read the next
- Cut everything boring and/or figure out how to share the information in a more exciting scene
- Build emotions in waves, giving space for a rest between strong action and emotions
- “The ending sells the next book”
