User:Gatoclass/SB/Hook guide

Selecting the hook fact

 * Hook fact must be either sufficiently unusual or uncommon as to excite curiosity, or else must be a fact that is worthy of attention. Commonplace occurrences must be avoided.
 * Avoid "kitchen sink" hooks, but "×n whammy" hooks are fine.
 * Hook facts that are expanded on in article are best.

Copyediting your hook

 * Strip of redundancy, repetition
 * Focus on main fact, avoid extraneous detail
 * Qualifiers before hook point
 * Check hook contains all pertinent details


 * Ensure hook has sufficient information, but
 * Don't insult readers' intelligence or try their patience with self-evident information


 * Weak hooks should be short
 * Accurate
 * Avoid parenthesis
 * Linking