Most of the time they are linked in some way. He may not be able to say it, but you want to show the conflict, internal and external, to the reader. When creating a gripping hook, show those conflicts without directly stating them, and it will be dynamic.
How does book structure affect creating a hook? I've got an unconventional structure, with a inciting-event prologue, a framing story timeline/plot with a framed story timeline/plot (cf. Princess Bride) in alternating parts, and a (combining) epilogue. Should the hook be in the prologue? Or prologue, framing story, and framed story?
In the case of a prologue you need to hook the reader as that is the first thing they read. That said, some readers skip reading a prologue so you need to hook the reader with the next chapter as well. Think of it as writing two hooks. Just make sure the chapter that follows the prologue is just as engaging!
What is your most challenging aspect of writing a hook?
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What if the internal conflict in part is what the protag can't say about the world he's living in? So internal and external are linked.
Most of the time they are linked in some way. He may not be able to say it, but you want to show the conflict, internal and external, to the reader. When creating a gripping hook, show those conflicts without directly stating them, and it will be dynamic.
How does book structure affect creating a hook? I've got an unconventional structure, with a inciting-event prologue, a framing story timeline/plot with a framed story timeline/plot (cf. Princess Bride) in alternating parts, and a (combining) epilogue.
Should the hook be in the prologue? Or prologue, framing story, and framed story?
In the case of a prologue you need to hook the reader as that is the first thing they read. That said, some readers skip reading a prologue so you need to hook the reader with the next chapter as well. Think of it as writing two hooks. Just make sure the chapter that follows the prologue is just as engaging!