A few days ago
Anonymous

im having trouble with a hook..?

im working on an autobiography for school and need and interstring first entence. any ideas?

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A few days ago
Joe Schmo from Kokomo

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A statement would fill the bill.

I am who I am and what I am because of my parents. “If I have seen farther or accomplished greatness it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” Good luck.

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A few days ago
Cloudyheartgurl
To hook readers, you want to create some sort of suspense. You want people to think there’s a POINT to reading it…(eg. will help them in their own lives, create some kind of entertainment, solve a mystery).

To show someone it will be useful in their own lives, use a inspiring quote and follow it up with “Ever wonder what this meant? I used to. Then…” or “Yeah, right. Whoever said this never had….” That causes intregue, and makes people think they can learn from you.

To show your peice is entertaining, start with an absurd question or statment. “Life is like [insert stupid metaphore]” or say somthing funny.

Finnally, start a mystery. Make yourself seem like something suspensful, somthing that needs discovered. Say “Everyone needs _______. But somehow, someway, I didn’t/couldn’t.” Works like a charm.

Hope this helps, in the future too!

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A few days ago
mechbasket
Use the most embarrasing moment (that is hilarious) of your life and compress that into a few well structured sentences. Then funnel your ideas to the intro and follow that up with a transition to the body and the rest writes itself.
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A few days ago
Chris B
You’re writing your autobiography, no one knows anything about you and you want us to furnish the hook? Can you try and give us something to work with here? If by chance you meant biography and not autobiography, who is the subject matter and please, please don’t tell me it’s your mom!
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A few days ago
trouble
dig around for a fact or funny story line that intertwines with your life. even a quote is good if you can explain one..
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A few days ago
Bobo_the_Ebola_Monkey
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert …
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