Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go

The road to rejection is paved with bad beginnings. Agents and editors agree: Improper story beginnings are the single biggest barrier to publication. Why? If a novel or short story has a bad beginning, then no one will keep reading. It's just that simple.

In Hooked, author Les Edgerton draws on his experience as a successful fiction writer and teacher to help you overcome the weak openings that lead to instant rejection by showing you how to successfully use the ten core components inherent to any great beginning. You'll find:

• Detailed instruction on how to develop your inciting incident
• Keys for creating a cohesive story-worthy problem
• Tips on how to avoid common opening gaffes like overusing backstory
• A rundown on basics such as opening scene length and transitions
• A comprehensive analysis of more than twenty great opening lines from novels and short stories

• Scene & Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing)
• The Writing Life
• Stein On Writing
• Getting Into Character: Seven Secrets A Novelist Can Learn From Actors
• How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript
• On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft
• Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level
• Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
• The Writing Life: Writers On How They Think And Work
• The Elements of Style