Your reader will stop reading your essay, article, or book if your sentences don’t flow. These tips are basic skills for good writing; they’ll reduce choppiness and increase your chances of hooking your reader ‘til the very end!
Before the tips, a quip:
“Nothing is more satisfying than to write a good sentence,” says author Barbara Tuchman. [...]

These writing tools and habits for successful novelists are from New York Times bestseller Vicki Pettersson, who is working on her fourth book. She spoke at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia about writers’ self-sabotage, goals and habits.
Outwardly, Pettersson looks like a writing success. But, like most writers, she struggles with motivation, time, and energy. [...]

These ways to write effective leads or introductions that hook readers are from a variety of editors, writers, and creative gurus. I’ve also included several examples of their writing tips in action.
First, some good news from a professional writer:
“Editors need freelancers,” writes Thomas Williams in Get Paid to Write: The No-Nonsense Guide to Freelance Writing. “They depend on them. [...]