We are a team of book lovers, writers, and editors who are passionate about giving readers the chance to read some of the best books out there. We are dedicated to publishing stories that are carefully curated to ensure they are not only engaging, but also leave readers hooked from the start.
We believe that everyone deserves to discover a great story, we are committed to sharing some of the most captivating book samples stories available. You can find something for everyone, whether you’re a fan of thrillers, romance, or historical fiction.
But we don’t just offer readers a chance to read our published stories. We also invite writers to publish their book samples on our website for free. This is a great opportunity for writers to showcase their work and get readers hooked with their story.
Our website is a friendly and welcoming environment for both readers and writers. We believe that great stories should be accessible to everyone, and we strive to make that happen by promoting a community of readers and writers who share a love for storytelling.
So, if you’re looking for a chance to discover a captivating story or showcase your writing, we invite you to publish your book sample story and become part of our community.
Read the below content guidelines carefully to avoid rejection.
Content Guidelines
We welcome writers like you to share their book sample stories on our website, hookread.com, for free. However, we do have a few content guidelines to ensure that our readers have the best possible experience:
- Story Quality: The story should be well-written, engaging, and captivating. We’re looking for stories that hook readers from the start and keep them interested in reading more.
- Book sample: Story must from a book (your or someone else). The story must start from the beginning of the book, for example chapter 1.
- Post Title: We ask you to not mention book title and author name in the post title. The post title should be attention grabbing, mysterious, emotional. For example, you can see our past story publications.
- Post Image: We ask you to don’t include the book cover, title, author image and any text in the post image. You can use any image that represents your book’s story, genre and unique plot line.
- Post categories: Select a category from the categories list. If your book category is not available in the list, then let us know.
- Credit links: No link within the story. You must include a credit link at the end of the story. We recommend linking to the Amazon book page. If your book is not available on Amazon, then you can link to the author’s website or any webpage where readers can read further.
- Story Length: We accept stories of any length, but we recommend keeping them between 1000–3000 words.
- Editing: We recommend that writers edit their stories before submitting them. This includes checking for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.
- Rights: By submitting your story to our website, you give us the right to publish it on our website and share it on our social media platforms.
We look forward to publishing your book sample story and sharing it with our readers. Thank you for choosing to share your work with us! Please consider registering a free account on our website, then submit your article.
If you encounter any issue submitting your post, then contact us via contact form, we will get back to you promptly.