We had so many wonderful HOOK ‘em Dano entries (a number of people sent them right to my email (booktherapy@susanmaywarren.com). So, our team of Agents are still narrowing down the pack – look for the winner on tomorrow’s blog!! Thank you all who entered! Rachel and Susie
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Announcing The First Annual My Book Therapy HOOK contest!
Or what I want to call the, “Hook ‘em Dano!” Competition! Hey all! Last week we talked about what makes a great HOOK – using the SHARP elements (Stakes, Hero/Heroine Identification/Anchoring/on the Run/Problem or Story Question.) I hope you’ve been honing all your hooks last week – if not, head over to Voices, and Rachel has started a HOOK discussion loop to post our hooks and work on them. THEN, when you’re ready, post your entry HOOK here, in the comments section. Deadline is SUNDAY at Midnight. You can enter as many different HOOKS as you’d like. (But only once per hook!) FYI: A hook consists of the first sentence, or the first FIVE sentences of the first paragraph, whatever is stronger. We (as in the MBT team, as well […]
Read the RestThe Winning Inciting Incident!
*** Feeling along the wall, she found the edge of the secret door, camouflaged with thin stones to mimic the rest of the structure. Her right hand sought the key tucked between her bodice and under gown for silence; she’d even switched the chain that held it for a leather thong to prevent the clink of metal on metal. Her free hand groped the wall for the keyhole. Waist-high, five forearms from the corner. She found it, and bent to slide the key inside. To the left. Chink. Karel straightened to gain better control of the key as she used it as a doorknob to ease the door open. Quietly, if possible. The door shifted an inch, then two. Something tickled the back of her neck. She didn’t have time […]
Read the RestGreat Storyworlds!
Wow, I’ll tell you we have some excellent writers among us! I really loved the entries I received – so many just captured their story world with such active description they pulled me right in. It was so hard to choose! Here’s a couple of my favorites: ***** The minute she stepped onto the beach, hot sand filtered into her shoes. The faint scent of coconut tanning oil carried on the scorched breeze. Sweat trickled down her ribcage. A gorgeous hunk of a man jogged around the edge of the lake. Talk about eye candy. Too bad she was on the career advancement diet. No sweets for her **** When I stepped out of my dressing room into the dim hallway, I should have heard death’s gentle taunting. I should […]
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