tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post136666521408271815..comments2024-03-09T00:43:00.462-05:00Comments on So, You're a Writer...: The Hook Brings You BackCarrie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-18542472518519050372012-04-23T14:43:39.996-04:002012-04-23T14:43:39.996-04:00That makes sense. Your chapter endings/hooks alway...That makes sense. Your chapter endings/hooks always feel natural to me. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-3862264271193479692012-04-23T11:09:55.445-04:002012-04-23T11:09:55.445-04:00Hmmm, I just usually go with what feels natural bu...Hmmm, I just usually go with what feels natural but sometimes that's harder than others. I agree with you though, those chapter ending hooks can often either make or break my resolve to continue reading:)Lindsay N. Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347055390748782853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-89971517756275810272012-04-23T00:40:38.944-04:002012-04-23T00:40:38.944-04:00I agree! :DI agree! :DCarrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-73448529552471606432012-04-22T22:36:59.649-04:002012-04-22T22:36:59.649-04:00#I see what you did there!
Haha I'm storing i...#I see what you did there!<br /><br />Haha I'm storing it away then. Nothing sure yet, but I'm thinking this summer is looking mighty fine to start a blog ;PSallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-54001601693268148102012-04-19T23:14:14.570-04:002012-04-19T23:14:14.570-04:00No problem, Alex! I totally understand. :)No problem, Alex! I totally understand. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-46249816119775595262012-04-19T22:48:07.081-04:002012-04-19T22:48:07.081-04:00Carrie, just wanted to say thanks for always stopp...Carrie, just wanted to say thanks for always stopping by. I appreciate it. Sorry if in the madness of the Challenge I haven't visited as often.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-33862117048663252572012-04-19T20:22:52.827-04:002012-04-19T20:22:52.827-04:00I agree, Phil! Organic is a great word for it. :)I agree, Phil! Organic is a great word for it. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-18766958251572726002012-04-19T18:01:09.264-04:002012-04-19T18:01:09.264-04:00Suzanne Collins did an amazing job with hooks in H...Suzanne Collins did an amazing job with hooks in HG. Every chapter ends in a hook! No wonder I couldn't put that book down. I'm trying to incorporate them into my WIP as much as possible. I just want them to be organic - not ending a chapter mid-sentence.Philip Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148279503538324679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-61432138565209192382012-04-18T21:02:13.031-04:002012-04-18T21:02:13.031-04:00It sounds like you and Eagle have similar methods,...It sounds like you and <a href="http://thegoldeneaglesblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Eagle</a> have similar methods, Nick! I'm sure there will more than enough hook material. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-76076239978022371082012-04-18T20:59:14.828-04:002012-04-18T20:59:14.828-04:00Woohoo! What a great, supportive community we have...Woohoo! What a great, supportive community we have. :D<br /><br />No problem, Alex. I love stopping by, and I know you're busy this time of year. (Twelve more days!) Here's to hoping you get that 1500th (wow!) follower tomorrow. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-8958326287752125332012-04-18T19:46:39.152-04:002012-04-18T19:46:39.152-04:00I'm not writing my book in chapters. I'm j...I'm not writing my book in chapters. I'm just letting the story flow and I plan to carve it all up at the end. (Like a big, juicy turkey... actually that is the WRONG analogy!) But I like to think there is enough drama there that suitable hooks can be fashioned.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-13153365661526481032012-04-18T19:14:11.835-04:002012-04-18T19:14:11.835-04:00And now you're over three hundred followers!
C...And now you're over three hundred followers!<br />Carrie, thanks for commenting so often on my blog. I apologize I haven't reciprocated as I should've. I think I am ready for the dust to settle on the A to Z Challenge.<br />Now if I could just get off 1499 followers - I've been stuck there for two days!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-20204775883067617732012-04-18T19:03:30.548-04:002012-04-18T19:03:30.548-04:00Thanks, Lynda!
I agree. Like everything else, th...Thanks, Lynda! <br /><br />I agree. Like everything else, the hook should serve a purpose and fit in with the flow of the story. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-1124748959260130372012-04-18T18:39:30.415-04:002012-04-18T18:39:30.415-04:00congrats on your 300+ followers :)
Yep, the hook ...congrats on your 300+ followers :)<br /><br />Yep, the hook is really important as long as it goes with the flow and isn't just thrown in there for the sake a 'hook'.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-41177089585392373002012-04-18T15:32:16.309-04:002012-04-18T15:32:16.309-04:00Good point, Morgan! Thank you! :DGood point, Morgan! Thank you! :DCarrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-67082053769323086582012-04-18T13:27:32.218-04:002012-04-18T13:27:32.218-04:00While I enjoy multi-tasking, I can assure you that...While I enjoy multi-tasking, I can assure you that never happened. I'm not even entirely sure it's possible. :P<br /><br />No need to be more calculating! You know what they say: "If it ain't broke; don't fix it." ;)<br /><br />Woo!Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-12241659646476736842012-04-18T11:50:15.726-04:002012-04-18T11:50:15.726-04:00I'm ALL ABOUT the end of chapter hooks... and ...I'm ALL ABOUT the end of chapter hooks... and not only those, but end of scene hooks too. You can't take a chance on your reader, lol... you've got to do everything you can to get them coming back for more!<br /><br />Fab post, Carrie ;)Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-48278379522749789662012-04-18T11:06:09.356-04:002012-04-18T11:06:09.356-04:00Please tell me you didn't take the MS you crit...Please tell me you didn't take the MS you critting to the bathroom. lol<br />I just finish the chapter at the point where it feel right to stop. Maybe I should be a bit more calculating about it.<br />You're right with the Hunger Games. I haven't been able to put them down.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189124199119851897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-56350964752362857932012-04-18T00:49:18.397-04:002012-04-18T00:49:18.397-04:00You must enjoy torturing your characters, Melissa!...You must enjoy torturing your characters, Melissa! That's okay. I think we all do. ;) Great point about including a "change" in every chapter, by the way. I love that. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-11147757591526530062012-04-18T00:46:55.063-04:002012-04-18T00:46:55.063-04:00Good call! That was one of the things I enjoyed ab...Good call! That was one of the things I enjoyed about SA. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-40161011687025604942012-04-18T00:45:02.708-04:002012-04-18T00:45:02.708-04:00Really? I've never heard of that method (aside...Really? I've never heard of that method (aside from free writing in the first draft), but it sounds cool! I bet the story flows well. :)<br /><br />Thank you! :DCarrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-18810453826970876092012-04-18T00:38:59.080-04:002012-04-18T00:38:59.080-04:00Thanks, David! Oh yeah? Hopefully I'll get to ...Thanks, David! Oh yeah? Hopefully I'll get to find out for myself someday--you know, when you're a bestselling author and I'm one of your devoted fans. :DCarrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-79359129757250423942012-04-18T00:32:13.514-04:002012-04-18T00:32:13.514-04:00Hah! Sally, you rock.
It is an awesome (and sligh...Hah! Sally, you rock.<br /><br />It <i>is</i> an awesome (and slightly vicious) feeling, isn't it? Sounds like this is one of your writing strengths! Maybe you should do a <b>blog post</b> on it sometime... ;)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-9248544502701943012012-04-18T00:18:19.423-04:002012-04-18T00:18:19.423-04:00Those are the books we remember best. :)Those are the books we remember best. :)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114381326555172655.post-85101677329243003552012-04-18T00:17:15.476-04:002012-04-18T00:17:15.476-04:00I must say, you have excellent taste in music, She...I must say, you have <i>excellent</i> taste in music, Shelley. ;) Oh, that's a great a point!Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.com