tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post974716902830951738..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Readers, Writers, and Easter EggsSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-73358829055913724332014-09-24T18:09:23.458-07:002014-09-24T18:09:23.458-07:00Interesting. Easter eggs sounds a lot like the ol...Interesting. Easter eggs sounds a lot like the old-fashioned term, "foreshadowing." No? jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-48009651412632079882014-09-24T18:04:06.004-07:002014-09-24T18:04:06.004-07:00Me too! Love those tasty Easter eggs! I remember t...Me too! Love those tasty Easter eggs! I remember the first series I ever read "Trixie Belden" mystery stories for kids had this great episode with a gypsy who predicted the future with a poem. Some of it related to that book, but some of it went further. I loved searching for the connections between the poem and what happened in future books!J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-15102538048586256332014-09-24T16:28:07.232-07:002014-09-24T16:28:07.232-07:00Never knew the names for these "gems." I...Never knew the names for these "gems." I love these kind of things woven into stories. You're right, they add depth and a treat for the reader. Hmm, now where to put a few into my series. :)Sandy Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005659579891587121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-3930729423602789452014-09-24T15:24:31.527-07:002014-09-24T15:24:31.527-07:00Oh, I like Easter eggs. Funny, I'm writing a n...Oh, I like Easter eggs. Funny, I'm writing a novella right now and I had to reread the original book which I wrote many years ago. And though I didn't plot them, Easter eggs have turned up. It creates a lovely sense of continuity and sense of place/time that people really relate to. Nice post, Sharon. Thanks for sharing.Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006694783089788568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-73877362569734109302014-09-24T13:14:25.907-07:002014-09-24T13:14:25.907-07:00Oh, is *THAT* what you call them! Thanks for point...Oh, is *THAT* what you call them! Thanks for pointing this out, Sharon. Once you did, I immediately recognized that I do indeed enjoy the Easter eggs. Now I have to go back and see if I ever use them in my own series.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-42649371112859868502014-09-24T11:47:57.558-07:002014-09-24T11:47:57.558-07:00Anne Marie, my love of reading series goes back to...Anne Marie, my love of reading series goes back to such classics as Doctor Doolittle and the Black Stallion books in grade school. My conscious knowledge of Easter eggs didn't happen till much later.<br /><br />Rita, I love those ah-ha moments! I wish I had more of them :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981187517116940212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-78891204307037884792014-09-24T10:49:56.830-07:002014-09-24T10:49:56.830-07:00There is that ah-ha moment when that weird easter ...There is that ah-ha moment when that weird easter egg at the beginning of the book is explained. Love it.<br />A mentor told me this happens subconsciously writing first drafts. which is a good reason not to edit until you're on later drafts.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-11097065357141480342014-09-24T09:28:02.010-07:002014-09-24T09:28:02.010-07:00I love finding Easter eggs. :) I agree it gives th...I love finding Easter eggs. :) I agree it gives the reader a sense of connection to the characters. I think that's why I love reading series so much, rather than single books.Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.com