A Hook, a Chapter, and a Crapometer

MyNoWriMo is off to a pretty good start--two days in and I'm already approaching the ballpark neighborhood of where I had wanted to be by the end of NaNoWriMo. I'm about to complete another chapter--the first half is posted here, and unless I get bombarded with actual job-related work this afternoon, I'll have the rest of it up before I leave the office today.

I think I've changed my mind back about the Crapometer, mainly because I realize that even if my manuscript won't be ready to shop around for at least another year, this particular opportunity won't come around again, and besides, it's not like I've anything to lose. And it doesn't hurt that a hook came to me this morning while I was reading some examples that Miss Snark linked to, one that sums up all of the important aspects of my story in barely over a hundred words and only three sentences.

Having failed to learn my lesson last time, I'm posting it here with the caveat that any feedback should be constructive. Again, that's constructive, as in useful, helpful, encouraging, possibly even with suggestions for improvement. "Your hook sucks and so does the idea it rode in on, and by the way, you suck, too," and any variations thereof, don't qualify. Now that we're clear on that, here's the hook:

When he goes out to search for his ex-girlfriend's runaway cat, Hollywood actor Michael Chambers finds instead a shape-shifting doppelganger intent on stealing both his life and said ex-girlfriend. The shape-shifter works for a faction of militant faeries who want to cast a spell to literally turn Michael into his TV character, The Mediator, a supernatural superhero who they believe has the power to prevent a faerie war that would destroy both their world and Michael's. When the spell goes awry, it's up to Michael to transform himself from pampered celebrity to hero and prevent an inter-dimensional apocalypse, all while trying to get his life back. Stupid cat.

I'll keep working on it. I think the end could use a little more punch. Any feedback of the aforementioned helpful variety is welcome and appreciated.