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Writing Hooks: Engage your reader in 2 seconds!
This is in your Writer’s section. The date should be in the upper right hand corner.
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Hook 1: Which technique is being used?
“I wish Giovanni would kiss me. Oh, but there are so many reasons why this would be a terrible idea.” Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Hook 2: Which technique is being used?
“On the day his destiny returned to claim him, Ted Mundy was sporting a bowler hat and balancing on a soapbox in one of Mad King Ludwig's castles in Bavaria.” Absolute Friends by John LeCarre
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Hook 3: Which technique is being used?
“I knew my brother would turn into a panther before he did.” Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
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Hook 4: Which technique is being used?
“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by J.K. Rowling
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Hook 5: Which technique is being used?
“Lyra and her daemon moved through the darkening hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen.” The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
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