tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post8764443446648314813..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: BE A SUCCESSFUL HOOKER.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-6165527629314098872012-07-05T10:40:38.621-07:002012-07-05T10:40:38.621-07:00Oh! Can I take part in the panel?Oh! Can I take part in the panel?Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-62025002125873199472012-07-05T09:26:55.818-07:002012-07-05T09:26:55.818-07:00I'm actually part of a panel in Sept at our UK...I'm actually part of a panel in Sept at our UK Authors' Meet on "opening paragraphs". I'm scrabbling away to find my very best and most hook-y one! :) Excellent post.Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-83409663530726049142012-07-02T08:52:13.622-07:002012-07-02T08:52:13.622-07:00Autumn- your first is veerry interesting.
Shelley ...Autumn- your first is veerry interesting.<br />Shelley -with so many books out there it is important to grave the reader right away<br />Ms Wachowski-Okay -that sends my mind in all kinds of directions. Good job.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-15876708854258873742012-07-02T07:26:08.390-07:002012-07-02T07:26:08.390-07:00Great title hook, Rita!
You have me thinking...He...Great title hook, Rita! <br />You have me thinking...Here's the opening line to my latest, tweaked for better hooking. :) <br /><br />"There was nothing quite like the sight of a man on his knees."J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-33584282248002052962012-07-02T00:31:54.139-07:002012-07-02T00:31:54.139-07:00Very cool post, Rita. Hooks are really important i...Very cool post, Rita. Hooks are really important in this instant gratification age.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-63725572579383859822012-07-01T18:34:54.248-07:002012-07-01T18:34:54.248-07:00Great post, Rita. I work hard to hook both first ...Great post, Rita. I work hard to hook both first lines and ending chapter lines.<br /><br />Here is the opening line of my wip.<br /><br />Nicole filled her lungs and steeled herself against the fear threatening to erode away her courage.Autumn Jordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168172253998245307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-90842533985804971892012-07-01T12:48:09.375-07:002012-07-01T12:48:09.375-07:00OMG! Maureen your line is fantastic.OMG! Maureen your line is fantastic.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-80531137592382656112012-07-01T12:45:50.346-07:002012-07-01T12:45:50.346-07:00"BROADWAY BOBBY BLASTED.” My mind is off to t..."BROADWAY BOBBY BLASTED.” My mind is off to the races thinking about that. Ya hooked me. <br />And snort! Hot spit?1? LOL!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-16143078271396601962012-07-01T12:43:04.875-07:002012-07-01T12:43:04.875-07:00Toni, I do chapter ending during edits. If i don&#...Toni, I do chapter ending during edits. If i don't get the opening the opening taken care of right away it drives me crazy. I think mystery/suspense opening are really difficult. the first page has to introduce one protagonist if not two. Set the scene for where they are and what the conflict will be. <br />Not easy.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-63561970252817241682012-07-01T12:42:32.553-07:002012-07-01T12:42:32.553-07:00I love the hooks I'm reading here. You're ...I love the hooks I'm reading here. You're all excellent hookers! :) Thanks for a great post, Rita.<br /><br />Here is my new hook.<br /><br />Aimee Patterson took her dog for a walk on the other side of the pond. She returned six years later with a tale she could never share.Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-72661145582967739812012-07-01T12:20:05.879-07:002012-07-01T12:20:05.879-07:00Hot spit, Rita. I think you just convinced me to c...Hot spit, Rita. I think you just convinced me to change the opening of a novel I've begun submitting. Here are the new lines.<br />>I reached for the Times and the front page of the New York Post sent a shock wave directly to my brain. Photos of Bobby Grady spread beneath a headline that screamed, “BROADWAY BOBBY BLASTED.” Black spots floated in front of my eyes, my legs belonged to somebody else.<Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-12018561195433918072012-07-01T12:18:35.136-07:002012-07-01T12:18:35.136-07:00Excellent post, Rita. Hooks are something I try to...Excellent post, Rita. Hooks are something I try to work on during edits. They are so important. <br /><br />Opening line of my next book:<br />"Towering pines loomed menacingly overhead but nothing stirred."<br /><br />Must work on the hooks in the WIP.Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-1411579815519283972012-07-01T12:13:49.542-07:002012-07-01T12:13:49.542-07:00Thanks Marcelle. Your first line is great. This is...Thanks Marcelle. Your first line is great. This is fun.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-49911111872331366632012-07-01T11:57:39.758-07:002012-07-01T11:57:39.758-07:00Good post, Rita, I love your opening line. Yours, ...Good post, Rita, I love your opening line. Yours, too, Jean.<br /><br />Here's the opener for my latest novel, Backli's Ford:<br /><br />"C-c-cold... She shivered and tried to sit up, but her body refused to move, as if a great weight pressed down on her."Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-45403234396948324082012-07-01T10:31:19.185-07:002012-07-01T10:31:19.185-07:00Jean- I LOVE your opewning line.Jean- I LOVE your opewning line.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-32445618864324610852012-07-01T10:17:40.119-07:002012-07-01T10:17:40.119-07:00Jean, thank you. I'm blushing. I love hooks bu...Jean, thank you. I'm blushing. I love hooks but they are a challange for me to write. Here's a first line of mine-<br /> Gemma Hendrickson sank to her knees in the powdery white sand watching Pacific waves crash over a brand-f'ing new million-dollar plane.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-65990690280200938352012-07-01T10:08:08.794-07:002012-07-01T10:08:08.794-07:00Rita, Excellent, excellent blog. Best of all you ...Rita, Excellent, excellent blog. Best of all you illustrated your point about the importance of hooks by using a hook. Good show.<br /><br />The opening hook of my new release, The Monet Murders? She punched in the code to the Alexander mansion as if she owned the place. The questions being, of course, why did she and why doesn't she?<br />Not only was your NYUS entry fun to read, it was informative. Thanks for both. Cheers and best, JeanJean Harringtonhttp://www.jeanharrington.comnoreply@blogger.com