Hook readers by hinting at change

Ever walked in to a room and sensed-out-loud “something’s different”?

Noticing change is a primal human thing, something about spotting lions that are about to eat your babies.

Our non primal brains love change.

Consider hinting at dramatic change as a hook for your story.

(Everything should be a story—your web site design, your presentation, your pitch…)

Like these, that I’ve just made up:

“Which car shall I use for the getaway, the Farrari or the Skoda?”

“My life was exactly normal in every way. Until the doorbell rang on the 4th January 1995.”