Finding the Hook of Your Book with Editor Ruqayyah Daud

Discover what makes your story irresistible—and learn to pitch your strengths

What You’ll Learn

Your manuscript needs that special something. You know it does. But can you articulate what makes it unique – and help it rise above the slush? Can you pinpoint what is missing when you get the dreaded “it just didn’t stand out” feedback? Can you talk about your book in an elevator between floors, answer the dreaded “So, what’s your book about?” and make agents want to read more?

In just an hour, you’ll learn what makes your work stand out – how to emphasize those elements within your story – and what you can do to make an agent understand, and LOVE, your concept within seconds.

 

Ruqayyah Daud is a senior editor at LBYR and Requited (Hachette Book Group). She acquires everything from middle grade through New Adult. Some of her titles include the #1 New York Times bestseller, Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma, the critically acclaimed As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh and the upcoming buzzed about romantasy, Bitten by Jordan Stephanie Gray.

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About the Instructor

Ruqayyah Daud

Ruqayyah Daud is a senior editor at LBYR and Requited. She acquires everything from middle grade through New Adult. Some of her titles include the #1 New York Times bestseller, Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma, the critically acclaimed As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh and the upcoming buzzed about romantasy, Bitten by Jordan Stephanie Gray.