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How to Write a Great Essay Hook, With Examples

Grammarly

When you’re writing an essay , you naturally want people to read it. Just like the baited hook on a fishing line entices fish, your essay’s hook engages readers and makes them want to keep reading your essay. An essay hook is a sentence or two that piques the reader’s interest, compelling them to continue reading.

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How to Write a Hook: 7 Tips That’ll Leave Readers Wanting More

Smart Blogger

So, you’re eager to learn how to write a hook? A hook that grabs the reader by the collar, pulls them in and leaves them wanting more. Whether you’re writing an email, memo, blog post, or book opening, this post is for you. Ready to learn the tricks of the trade and create hooks that resonate? Don’t worry.

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How to Write a Hook: Top 5 Tips for Writers

ProWritingAid

It's important to know how to write a hook if you want to write a compelling essay or story. Learn more about what a hook is and how to do it right.

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Can You Land a Content Writing Job in December?

Elna Cain

December typically means something other than landing new writing jobs since many companies slow down the hiring process during this time. But landing writing work is happening to me now and it’s a new thing. So, as a new freelance writer, how can you score big clients in December? For you, try to shoot for 3x a week.

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It’s time to step out from behind the curtain, and be more human.

Nick Ursborne

It can read about how it feels to walk on a beach with a loved one at sunset, but it can never experience it. We can outshine the work of AI by writing with a high level of emotional intelligence. Emotional hooks grab our attention. Then write copy that acknowledges and addresses those emotions. It just shows I’m real.

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3 Ways to Use an Ellipsis aaaand … Keep Your Readers Hooked

Enchanting Marketing

Who writes a post about 3 tiny dots? But here’s the thing … The ellipsis— dot dot dot —can have an outsized impact on your writing. The drumroll is perfect for any type of writing including sales letters, social media posts, blogs, and emails. That’s how M.F.K. Well, you know … It seems a bit weird.

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3 Ways to diversify your digital copywriting services in the age of AI.

Nick Ursborne

How does all this new content connect with and support ongoing promotional campaigns? And yes, some of those advances will impact our work as freelance copywriters. It’s time to lean in and get ahead of the curve. You need a plan. And that plan can’t be “Sit tight and do nothing”. Or you can fall behind. There’s no middle ground.