Hook Writer Skill

The hook is 80% of the result. A brilliant post with a flat first line dies; a mediocre post with a great hook travels. This skill writes hooks the way top creators do — multiple angles, each engineered to stop the scroll — so you can pick the one that fits.

Working from a brief

Given just a topic or a finished piece, generate the hooks anyway. Infer the audience and the payoff, and never return a single safe option — the value is in the range. Mark any invented number (assumed — use a real one) because specific numbers are part of what makes hooks land.

Required Inputs

Ask for (if not already provided):

• The topic / the content the hook is for
• Platform & format (X, LinkedIn, YouTube title, Reel cold-open, email subject)
• Audience and the payoff (what they get if they keep reading)

Output Format

Give 8–12 hooks grouped by angle, each with a one-line why it works and the format it suits: