tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post9218496429693790990..comments2024-03-27T12:41:31.596-06:00Comments on Book Dreaming: HookedShannon O'Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-58113392296511172952010-03-25T15:14:57.889-06:002010-03-25T15:14:57.889-06:00I love this book. I've blogged about it before...I love this book. I've blogged about it before, too. It's a must read for getting those trying first chapters right.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-21737987428831637542010-03-24T12:31:40.451-06:002010-03-24T12:31:40.451-06:00Ojne of my favorite opening lines/scenes that hook...Ojne of my favorite opening lines/scenes that hooked me from the instant I read it was the first page of The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness.Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209234434495701611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-36892737872524790582010-03-24T09:25:49.616-06:002010-03-24T09:25:49.616-06:00Shannon, I just wanted to express my appreciation ...Shannon, I just wanted to express my appreciation for all the nice things you had to say about my book, Hooked. I've really been gratified by the emails and messages I've received from writers telling me it helped them in their fiction. We belong to a special fraternity/sorority--writers! I've been helped in my own writing by other writers and it feels good to be able to "play it forward." Good luck to you in your own writing and the same to your readers. Blue skies, Les Edgerton. I'm going to post your blogsite on my own (www.lesedgertononwriting.blogspot.com/)Les Edgertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997858985904932554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-39722612193142301472010-03-24T06:25:37.091-06:002010-03-24T06:25:37.091-06:00Sounds like a good book!
I always struggle with op...Sounds like a good book!<br />I always struggle with openings--and the first whole chapter in general. I always need to go back and revise it the most.Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-87594752795634086382010-03-24T00:29:08.510-06:002010-03-24T00:29:08.510-06:00Ooh, Hooked sounds interesting!
I actually write ...Ooh, Hooked sounds interesting!<br /><br />I actually write in nonchronological snippets (usually less than 100 words each) so I get to avoid the opening, the middle, and the end. <br /><br />Of course this is very problematic when I want to put a story together, haha. :)in which a girl readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563423294648988362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-71822822544872374972010-03-23T21:18:50.124-06:002010-03-23T21:18:50.124-06:00Hooked sounds like a great book! I don't outl...Hooked sounds like a great book! I don't outline...I take notes and form scene ideas...I think I'd work faster if I could bring myself to writing a rough outline...Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-7774311282696495932010-03-23T20:39:42.946-06:002010-03-23T20:39:42.946-06:00I'm horrible at beginnings in rough draft, but...I'm horrible at beginnings in rough draft, but honestly, I think I suffer most from the murky middles....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-85699223319094593562010-03-23T20:29:29.743-06:002010-03-23T20:29:29.743-06:00Good ol' hooks. Gotta love 'em.
I struggl...Good ol' hooks. Gotta love 'em. <br />I struggled with the beginning with my first story--and the end--and the middle. lol.<br />My current WIP I had to play with the end a few times. What to include, what not to include. Well, okay and maybe the beginning. <br />When does it start getting "easy?" ;)kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-13104893756660694372010-03-23T20:27:02.392-06:002010-03-23T20:27:02.392-06:00Yeah, I definitely need to tweak my beginning to g...Yeah, I definitely need to tweak my beginning to give it more of a wow factor...Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-83659802473742496282010-03-23T19:16:28.995-06:002010-03-23T19:16:28.995-06:00I guess you knew just what I needed today! :) I wi...I guess you knew just what I needed today! :) I will definitely check this book out - thank you!Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-72951057835993899222010-03-23T18:54:37.829-06:002010-03-23T18:54:37.829-06:00What great advice! I usually do okay with the beg...What great advice! I usually do okay with the beginning; in fact, I have a totally killer first scene and paragraph of one of my WIPs, but it all goes downhill after that.GunDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965363044411500380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-35936837757432926242010-03-23T17:41:17.364-06:002010-03-23T17:41:17.364-06:00I am totally getting HOOKED! I'm having troubl...I am totally getting HOOKED! I'm having trouble revising my intro right now, so this is perfect.<br /><br />I've always known that beginnings were my weakness. I wish I could write a book of all conclusions.<br /><br />Do you struggle with intro, Shannon?Jennie Englundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943722538573178226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-54578658619988949232010-03-23T17:35:43.307-06:002010-03-23T17:35:43.307-06:00Endings can be challenging for me. Don't want ...Endings can be challenging for me. Don't want the reader to feel they've been dropped off a cliff, and want everything to be tied up nicely. <br /><br />Thanks for the advice:)<br />KarenKaren Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-75127735876371910122010-03-23T16:44:36.270-06:002010-03-23T16:44:36.270-06:00Thanks for the recommendation! :O)Thanks for the recommendation! :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-72358252052590519322010-03-23T16:17:56.678-06:002010-03-23T16:17:56.678-06:00When planning I seriously hate the middle (with a ...When planning I seriously hate the middle (with a passion), I never know where to go even though I know the beginning and ending. But, when it comes to writing it's trying to figure out that first sentence... that's the tricky thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-26914353410815262342010-03-23T14:59:54.409-06:002010-03-23T14:59:54.409-06:00I get too stuck on the planning, I feel like I sho...I get too stuck on the planning, I feel like I shouldn't write anything until I know what it is I'm going to write. Eventually I give up and start writing and then I find out what I'm going to write.<br />Good openings are important throughout your whole novel, you've made an important point. Thanks :-)Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-70424626960123024162010-03-23T14:35:23.441-06:002010-03-23T14:35:23.441-06:00Good question! I'm gonna say the hardest for m...Good question! I'm gonna say the hardest for me is the beginning, middle and end! It seems like something is missing from all three at one point on another! Seriously though, I have this book and used it to help with my beginning. I still need to refine it, but it's way better after reading this book.Kelly Lymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773120663217816189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-4906271242479625252010-03-23T14:17:52.191-06:002010-03-23T14:17:52.191-06:00I think I'll pick this book up, just to see if...I think I'll pick this book up, just to see if I can't pick up any extra tips, I don't think I'm bad at beginnings however I do think that my endings can sometimes be tough, but this is my very first full WIP so really I'd say anything helps!!!<br /><br />Happy Early Birthday!!! Hopefully Friday is wonderful! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-43667541721146781832010-03-23T14:02:50.349-06:002010-03-23T14:02:50.349-06:00Ooh...thanks for the tip! Sounds like a book I mi...Ooh...thanks for the tip! Sounds like a book I might want to add to my writer's tool kit.Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284738955789123035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-45959020536289174032010-03-23T14:00:28.439-06:002010-03-23T14:00:28.439-06:00My beginnings are horrible. I think I spend more ...My beginnings are horrible. I think I spend more time revising that than the entire rest of the novel.<br /><br />This sounds like a great book. I'll have to pick it up.<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />.........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-16578883371342838432010-03-23T13:03:55.582-06:002010-03-23T13:03:55.582-06:00Openings and endings are the hardest for me. I bou...Openings and endings are the hardest for me. I bought this book and it is great. <br />Thanks!Christine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-84911227288314474602010-03-23T12:57:41.972-06:002010-03-23T12:57:41.972-06:00It's totally easy. Blogger actually has a &qu...It's totally easy. Blogger actually has a "add page" funciton now that allows you to create those tabs. When you are doing a new post, look right below the main tabs. It gives you a few options: new post, edit posts, edit pages, comment moderation. It's the Edit Pages one you want...I bet you can figure it out fromt here!!Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209234434495701611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-18843182874010407222010-03-23T12:38:40.713-06:002010-03-23T12:38:40.713-06:00I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book when i read it. Hand...I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book when i read it. Hands down the best writing book i've read in awhile.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-77290329402643275742010-03-23T12:07:29.643-06:002010-03-23T12:07:29.643-06:00Excellent advice. I struggle the most with endings...Excellent advice. I struggle the most with endings. I've always got too many threads and I can't tie them all up neatly. I end up deleting pages and pages and starting over. Several times. Just the last 50-75 pages or so... It's the bane of my writing existence.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945626570622121439.post-87894950108118952612010-03-23T11:51:36.561-06:002010-03-23T11:51:36.561-06:00Shelley - That's just what Edgerton says. :)
...Shelley - That's just what Edgerton says. :)<br /><br />Susan - I think you'll find the book helpful.<br /><br />Bane - I fully empathize.<br /><br />Laurel - I struggle with endings. Argh!<br /><br />Karen - You bet. :-)<br /><br />Christina - Me too! (with mine, not yours. Ha ha)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.com