The Hook

 

One of the things writers are taught is that it's essential to catch a reader's interest very quickly. 

In the "old days," we were told that if you didn't do that within the first three pages, a reader wouldn't continue. Now that we're in what I call the "Twitter Era," I believe an author has no more than a page to pique a reader's interest. That's why first lines are so important. 

I have two questions for you. 

1. How quickly do you decide whether or not to continue reading a book? Do you give an author more than a page? (Yes, I know those are two questions, but they're related.)

2. Were you hooked by the first line of The Spark of Love that you see in the meme?

Please let me know. Your answers are important!