tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post3512907621808250868..comments2023-10-09T07:40:18.991-04:00Comments on Having Fun with Writing: Hook your Reader!Claudia Zurchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-2327194494470724352010-11-18T11:27:40.779-05:002010-11-18T11:27:40.779-05:00Hi Talli,
I bet your book will be as successful as...Hi Talli,<br />I bet your book will be as successful as your blog ;) you already have a great audience so no worries there.<br />Cheers!<br /><br />Hi Catherine,<br />Thanks for dropping by and for joining my blog. I'll come by your neck of the woods and learn more about your blog.<br />Hope to see you around here again!Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-84017375677428375602010-11-18T07:48:22.311-05:002010-11-18T07:48:22.311-05:00Great thoughts, thank you!Great thoughts, thank you!Catherine Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075571140881352399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-76725067997127489322010-11-18T05:47:55.144-05:002010-11-18T05:47:55.144-05:00Gosh, I hope my book will hook the reader! I like ...Gosh, I hope my book will hook the reader! I like to write the blurb before I start the book, as it really helps focus my thoughts on what exactly I'm writing!<br /><br />Great tips!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-90034003217856250392010-11-17T10:31:16.746-05:002010-11-17T10:31:16.746-05:00Hi Saumya,
Thank you for your kind words. Glad you...Hi Saumya,<br />Thank you for your kind words. Glad you dropped by. Hope to see you here again ;)<br />I'll check out your blog in a bit.<br />Cheers!Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-61267653333085487762010-11-17T10:07:10.984-05:002010-11-17T10:07:10.984-05:00This is so helpful! I am struggling with my story ...This is so helpful! I am struggling with my story not being "unique" enough to be interesting but you are so right about focusing on those things that set it apart. I love all of your advice! Great blog :)Saumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517289532769906489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-76317859700641839742010-11-16T18:37:55.062-05:002010-11-16T18:37:55.062-05:00Hi Donna,
Thanks for sharing your comments. I'...Hi Donna,<br />Thanks for sharing your comments. I'm still nowhere near to writing my jacket blurb :( <br />I guess I could think of the synopsis as microfiction: squeeze as much info as possible in a few sentences ;)<br /><br />Hi Joanna,<br />Revisions are a great help. You might come up with something clever while editing.<br /><br />Hi Cindy,<br />Welcome to my blog! Thank you for joining my community. Your main character's occupation sounds fascinating. I guess you could compare your MC to others who had similar occupations such as Josephine March. What made her special? What makes your MC special? You could incorporate some of your own characteristics ;) That will make her/him special for sure.Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-46272141311263270632010-11-16T15:48:21.474-05:002010-11-16T15:48:21.474-05:00Good post. I struggled with the hook a lot in the ...Good post. I struggled with the hook a lot in the past and I still do sometimes. It's so important to start the story in the right place and often times that's several pages or even a scene after where you've already begun. My goal with my current WIP was to write an interesting opening line that drew the reader in and build from there. Since my MC's occupation is an adventure novelist, I have to work hard at being unique since I've heard it's difficult to sell a story with a character with this occupation.<br /><br />Thanks for the tips!Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-89272131512589387642010-11-16T14:18:53.315-05:002010-11-16T14:18:53.315-05:00I am still working on pushing to the limit maybe i...I am still working on pushing to the limit maybe i will be able to layer it in when i do my edits and revisions.Joanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-15326272286147157862010-11-16T14:12:10.510-05:002010-11-16T14:12:10.510-05:00Timely advice for many right now. The jacket blurb...Timely advice for many right now. The jacket blurb is becoming key. Nathan Bransford gave out some great advice a few months ago: a writer should be able to pitch their mss in one sentence, one paragraph, and a one page synopsis.<br /><br />Daunting, but essential training.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-27945101725817677902010-11-16T12:03:38.432-05:002010-11-16T12:03:38.432-05:00Hi Old Kitty,
You're so sweet! I hope Charlie ...Hi Old Kitty,<br />You're so sweet! I hope Charlie or some muse help you get that oomph so that you can hook us all ;) Hope to read your book soon!<br />Cheers!Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-82848693401102886462010-11-16T11:22:26.388-05:002010-11-16T11:22:26.388-05:00I love this post - thank you!! I've always had...I love this post - thank you!! I've always had problems with loglines and blurbs and suchlike -as I tend to waffle!! I like the question prompts here!! I've just about done my synopsis but I've read it again and it just reads very flat!! I need to add some oomph!! <br /><br />Thank again! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-67185942746022863432010-11-16T10:07:00.326-05:002010-11-16T10:07:00.326-05:00*correction*
paragraphs -- sorry, typed too fast.*correction*<br />paragraphs -- sorry, typed too fast.Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-19550179679397957692010-11-16T10:05:55.599-05:002010-11-16T10:05:55.599-05:00Hi Ann,
I'm happy to hear you like my latest p...Hi Ann,<br />I'm happy to hear you like my latest post ;) Don't worry, I'm sure your editors will give you the right advice. And yes, memoirs are NOT easy to write. Hope to read yours soon!<br /><br />Hi Ben,<br />The hook is a literary technique, something that draws the reader in at the beginning of the story, first paragrapsh, or first pages.<br />Thanks for your kind words. Cheers!Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-19279959731368011762010-11-16T09:55:12.475-05:002010-11-16T09:55:12.475-05:00I'm struggling with the notion of "hook&q...I'm struggling with the notion of "hook". It's a device with such a vague meaning and diverse applications. I like your approach though. you always make things precise and original.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652875193826011637.post-53262037500355401832010-11-16T09:34:19.804-05:002010-11-16T09:34:19.804-05:00This is SO appropriate for me right now, it's ...This is SO appropriate for me right now, it's amazing! I just sent the fifth revisions of my memoir to my editor at WiDo Publishing yesterday. If I'd had this post of yours when I first started, I might have saved myself some revisions. Memoir has been one of the most difficult things to write; you have so much material rolling around in your head! What is most helpful about this post for me right now is your comments about writing cover copy. I'm going to work on it now. Of course my editors will have their say, but hey, this is great. Thanks so much!!!<br /><a href="http://annbest-jen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com