searching for my 'hook'

cross-posted to my other blog Tribal Writer


I'm writing a novel called 'The Decadents' and need to figure out the answer to the question people ask when they discover you're writing a novel (usually after, 'Are you published?' and 'Have I heard of you?' and sometimes 'Who is your publisher?', which is another way of asking, 'Is it a real publisher?')

They ask, "What is it about?"

It's a powerful question.

And if you can't answer it – without going into some rambling description that makes your li...