tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post7375682787723114921..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: What Writers Need to Know About HooksJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-57809350073504594832023-01-14T07:35:37.258-05:002023-01-14T07:35:37.258-05:00Sure. My skill at typos strikes again (grin). That...Sure. My skill at typos strikes again (grin). That should be "a better hook THAN action." I'll fix that sentence. <br /><br />What it means, is that starting with "exciting action" doesn't always make a good hook if readers haven't had enough time to get to know the characters enough to care about them yet. <br /><br />For example, a character in the middle of getting shot at, or rushing into a burning house, or anything that's relying on the danger of the action itself, not who is involved in that action. <br /><br />You're just describing a situation to readers, not showing them a character they will care about having a problem. <br /><br />Offering readers a funny/witty/interesting character, or something that piques their curiosity right from the start, can hook readers faster than blowing something up on page one.<br /><br />Hope that clears it up! If not, let me know. (Though odds are it was just about the typo, lol).Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-85015938426339051012023-01-14T05:55:33.227-05:002023-01-14T05:55:33.227-05:00Hey, great advice. However, I can't figure out...Hey, great advice. However, I can't figure out what this means. "a great voice or clever puzzle is often a better hook that action before readers knows what’s going on or care about the characters." Can you explain? Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-63062278289909111462019-11-12T07:06:24.982-05:002019-11-12T07:06:24.982-05:00I don't think the blog format lets me do anyth...I don't think the blog format lets me do anything about that, but I'll check. You could copy the post itself and paste into something more printer friendly to get around that though.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-87055202802326590712019-11-11T17:52:10.217-05:002019-11-11T17:52:10.217-05:00Dear Janice,
It would really be helpful if the pi...Dear Janice,<br /><br />It would really be helpful if the pieces you wrote were printer-friendly. You wrote about keeping readers hooked on November 11 that I really wanted so I printed it out.Tom Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253818181496236373noreply@blogger.com