WIP Diagnostic: Is This Working? A Closer Look at Hooking Readers with Action on the Opening Page

Critique by Maria D'Marco

WIP Diagnostics is a weekly column that studies a snippet of a work in progress for specific issues. Readers are encouraged to send in work with questions, and we diagnose it on the site. It’s part critique, part example, and designed to help the submitter as well as anyone else having a similar problem.

If you're interested in submitting to WIP Diagnostics, please check out these guidelines. 

Submissions currently in the queue: Eight

Please Note: As of today, critique slots are booked through September 25.

This week’s questions:

1. Does this opening scene hook the reader? Does it work?

Market/Genre: Romantic Suspense

On to the diagnosis…
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