Wendy ParciakTHE FIRST LINE.
Do you spend a lot of time crafting it into the perfect hook?
Some come to me right away; others I have to work at. But not too much - or they start to feel overdone, almost tropish in their attempt to be "hooky."
KL Forslund@wendyparciak i put a bit if work into. Some come easier than others.
I figure if it’s lame, it’ll hurt, but otherwise, it can only help hook the reader