I am writing a book. I need to know if this beginning chapter is hooking. It is only the draft and I haven’t finished it, but there is no point to keep writing if it isn’t hooking. So please let me know if it is hooking and good, or if there is anything you think I could do to make it better.

Lets see if we can make it one day without fighting. “What did you do!” My my Mom screams from downstai...

I was out this morning walking my dog and there was a whole bunch of cars parked outside my neighbor’s house. I thought that was weird. They never have people over. Honestly, I’ve never seen them leave their house.

I continued walking my dog around the block. More and more cars were driving off towards my street. Something weird is going on.

Once I got back onto our street, there were even more...

Emmy stepped out onto the balcony of the stunning palace. It was decorated with gold and pink flowers. Her mother was in front, she is the Queen of Gardeville. Emmy is the princess.

The Queen was giving her morning speech to all the people of Gardeville. All the people of Gardeville gather every morning to listen to their Queen. Emmy was staring out. She was trying to see over the kingdom’s wall...

I knew today had a weird feeling, a feeling I can’t explain. Like a rock sitting in my stomach. I didn’t like the feeling at all. I felt as though something was gonna go wrong, but I never quite imagined something like this.

I get this feeling quite a lot, whenever I get the feeling it never ends well. Normally it’s like my dog escaped, I get a speeding ticket, or one of my family members broke ...

It has been a long, cold, depressing couple of years. My hopes, dreams, and all I love all flew away in one day, but today is the day that all of that goes away with one call from a guard. I get to come home from jail.

I have had butterflies in my stomach all day. I get to have real food, sleep in my own bed, and see my family. It has been a long ten years, seeming like an eternity. My two daugh...

I walk to the front of my petting zoo and await children and adults waiting to come in, I open the gates and nearly get trampled by a stampede of people, this happens almost every morning.

Children dashing for the horses and adults chasing after their kids. Everyone loves to play with the goats and snuggle with the donkey. My personal favorite is Harold the llama.

Everlyn’s Petting Zoo is well k...

When you hear the sound of rain you probably think of gloomy skies, thunder, or pajamas, but I think of the beast under the umbrella.

Ever since I was a little girl I had loved to play outside even when it rained. I would splash in the muddy puddles, make friends with the slimy worms, and watch the light dance across the sky.

One day I was outside in the rain. My mother was sitting on our front...

Wind blows and flows,

The weather calls for a sweater,

A breeze and I freeze.

In the Colorado breeze the window disagrees,

I tug but it won’t budge,

I sneeze and I wheeze but it won’t stop,

I shiver and timber so cold.

The window won’t close so I froze,

I turn on the heat and take a seat,

I am now warm in my dorm....