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4 Ways to Write Hooks for Books

Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer identifies four common ways to write effective hooks for books—based on actual elevator pitches that work for published authors.

Robert Lee Brewer

10 Tools Needed on Your Traditional Publishing Journey Jennifer Moorhead

Does This Query Taste Funny?Amy Collins

The Secret Rules and Most Common Myths Writers Should Know About Querying Literary Agents Lucinda Halpern

4 Things I’d Do Differently While Querying Lindsay Lovise

The Four Elements Amy Collins

6 Steps to Getting Your Query Letter Out of the Slush Pile Aileen Weintraub

13 Things You Should Not Say to an Agent or Editor in a Pitch or Query Letter Robert Lee Brewer

6 Secrets for Freelance Writers to Craft Better Pitches Robert Lee Brewer

Do I Pitch Different to Agents vs. Editors?Robert Lee Brewer

What Is the Hook, the Book, and the Cook Query Pitching Technique for Writers?Robert Lee Brewer

Psst: Novelists – Steal These Screenwriting Secrets! Part 3 Query Letters Barri Evins

How to Write Successful Queries for Any Genre of Writing Robert Lee Brewer

Thinking Outside the Books: Write Your Query Letter First Scott Wilson

The Marketing Perspective of Query Letters: Turning Your Query Into Agent Bait Cris Freese

Querying from the Trenches: The Art of Believing in Yourself as a Writer Kacie LeCompte Renfro

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