Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
I go over how to write a hook for a book (it rhymes I know!). So what is a hook? Well, it's what I'd call the initial bite of a sentence or scene in the opening paragraph that gets new readers involved, and is rather important! Here I give a two examples of what I did to try and achieve this, which will hopefully help you with knowing how to write the beginning of a book.
I think some of the word highlights might be a bit random... still getting use to Adobe!
Book photo by Olia Gozha on Unsplash.
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Checkout Displaced, my debut novel:
Launch Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=jteYW
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My website: danhook.co.uk
I go over how to write a hook for a book (it rhymes I know!). So what is a hook? Well, it's what I'd call the initial bite of a sentence or scene in the opening paragraph that gets new readers involved, and is rather important! Here I give a two examples of what I did to try and achieve this, which will hopefully help you with knowing how to write the beginning of a book.
I think some of the word highlights might be a bit random... still getting use to Adobe!
Book photo by Olia Gozha on Unsplash.
--
Tweeter: twitter.com/DanHook
Instakablam: instagram.com/authordanhook
Checkout Displaced, my debut novel:
Launch Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=jteYW
AMAZON UK: amzn.to/3dz7jbE
AMAZON US: amzn.to/3g77ixB
My website: danhook.co.uk
![Writers not writing tag [authortube]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/peDCANk8OfA/mqdefault.jpg "Writers not writing tag [authortube]
I decided to do the writers not writing tag as its been a while since Ive made a video on authortube tags!
Check out author JC Carpenter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikSft7k3J1c
Tag creator and author, Nicki J Markus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QEi3IqxGgA")
![Goal update for my second book - [authortube]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rmglk2O1RIw/mqdefault.jpg "Goal update for my second book - [authortube]
I go over the next goal Ill be working towards for my novel! This will be editing through my manuscript, researching bits and bobs, and hopefully completing this by the time October rolls around!
Tweeter: https://twitter.com/DanHookInstakablam: https://www.instagram.com/authordanhook/
Checkout Displaced, my debut novel:
Launch Trailer found on my (this) authortube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jteYW
AMAZON UK: https://amzn.to/3dz7jbE
AMAZON US: https://amzn.to/3g77ixB
My website: https://www.danhook.co.uk/")
![Worldbuilding Notes - Keep Focused On Your Plot [authortube]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rsQv5Q20nPM/mqdefault.jpg "Worldbuilding Notes - Keep Focused On Your Plot [authortube]
I go over some of my worldbuilding notes in this video - mainly involving where you should draw the line and what you can do to find it. Before drawing a map myself, Id spent far too long thinking of finer details and settlements irrelevant to my series... which wasnt a fantastic use of my time.
Hopefully this video will be of some use to people and indie authors starting to build their fictional worlds, so they can develop the crucial parts and quickly get into their writing!
Also that Ko-Fi coffee for Richard Holliday should have been a number seven for his donation... not six!
The Importance of Travelling in a Post Apocalyptic World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBwoPGFIPIw
How To Create a Post-Apocalyptic World [Authortuber]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzM87IUfdEw
How to name fictional places [updated]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9H6xyyJRLk
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US (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3FlrUQ0
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanHook
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authordanhook/
Checkout Displaced, my debut novel:Launch Trailer found on my (this) authortube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jteYW
AMAZON UK: https://amzn.to/3dz7jbE
AMAZON US: https://amzn.to/3g77ixBMy
website: https://www.danhook.co.uk/
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![My Rough Plan For March [authortube]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sJ41AC7IIfo/mqdefault.jpg "My Rough Plan For March [authortube]
With the reasonable success of my Feb plan video in regards to accountability, I thought itd be best to do it again for March (it will keep me reading at the very least).
So this month I plan to read Foundations, by Richard Holliday - which Im very much looking forward to. Alongside this, I also plan to keep on editing Disarray (and hopefully get the majority of the smaller things done).
And lastly, another video on YouTube relating to Worldbuilding tips and tricks, though in my pursuit of wanting to get better at video production - everything takes so much longer to plan.
If you fancy buying me a cuppa or buying a signed book, visit my Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/danhook
Sign up to my newsletter and receive a FREE PDF of A Novel Idea: https://www.danhook.co.uk/my-monthly-newsletter/
Or check out its paperback page on Amazon:
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Novel-Idea-Simple-Writing-Publishing/dp/1838038922/
US (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3FlrUQ0
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanHook
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authordanhook/
Checkout Displaced, my post apocalyptic debut novel:
Launch Trailer found on my (this) authortube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jteYW
AMAZON UK: https://amzn.to/3dz7jbE
AMAZON US: https://amzn.to/3g77ixBMy
website: https://www.danhook.co.uk/")
![Those Who Survive Your Apocalypse [authortube]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vBz9d-WoBJY/mqdefault.jpg "Those Who Survive Your Apocalypse [authortube]
In this video I discuss what happens after the fall of your world as it enters into a post-apocalyptic stage. Keep in mind, this is just my view and your world will differ significantly depending on your apocalyptic event and whether there are any lingering threats (like zombies).
Creating a post-apocalyptic civilisation (or recovering civilisation) isnt a simple task either way so the points are fairly general but I hope this video helps you consider certain aspects of your post-apoc world building to help develop it.
Sign up to my newsletter and receive a FREE PDF of A Novel Idea: https://www.danhook.co.uk/my-monthly-newsletter/
Or check out its paperback page on Amazon:
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Novel-Idea-Simple-Writing-Publishing/dp/1838038922/
US (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3FlrUQ0
Tweeter: https://twitter.com/DanHook
Instablam: https://www.instagram.com/authordanhook/
Checkout Displaced, my debut novel:
Launch Trailer found on my (this) authortube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jteYW
AMAZON UK: https://amzn.to/3dz7jbE
AMAZON US: https://amzn.to/3g77ixB
My website: https://www.danhook.co.uk/
If you fancy checking out Fiverr, feel free to use my affiliate link as it helps https://www.fiverr.com/users/danhook6...
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