Friday, October 7, 2011
Short Story hook
Sensei- Chin-Chin was an old kung-fu warrior of his generation, he in fact was the best. Now at 75, he is and retired and living in Lake Park, Alaska. He was a master of yoga in North Korea and is currently working on finishing his novel that he has spent over two years writing. You may ask how he ended up in Alaska, well to begin he wanted to find an escape from reality and this was the only place available. He spends his days at the local high school natatorium; he suffered from a severe cas of hypothermia while swimming laps and doing water aerobics. Unfortunately for him he can never swim again because they realized not only did he have hypothermia, he was diagonosed with a deadly allergy to chlorine. It looks like his swimming days are done.
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This hook gives us a lot of interesting details. Background information is always good for character development. As a hook, however, consider leaving the last line more open-ended. "Chin-Chin was diagnosed with a deadly allergy to choline. Were his swimming days gone forever?" By guiding the readers into wondering what will happen next, you encourage them to read more of the story.
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