tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post5830795313322932390..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: WOW Wednesday: Natalie Parker on the Anatomy of a Good HookMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-57305009963790718922012-01-30T09:58:38.178-05:002012-01-30T09:58:38.178-05:00Thank you for sharing this! It was wonderful - jus...Thank you for sharing this! It was wonderful - just what I've been thinking about hooks, but hadn't been able to put into words. I need to re-write my hook, and will use this as a guide. :-)Caryn Caldwellhttp://www.caryncaldwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-34598347003295425122011-12-31T14:21:58.798-05:002011-12-31T14:21:58.798-05:00Terrific post. This is really helpful. Thanks for ...Terrific post. This is really helpful. Thanks for doing so much homework for the rest of us!Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-14562509793074336222011-12-30T13:24:51.610-05:002011-12-30T13:24:51.610-05:00I'm diggin' this analogy, Natalie. Thank y...I'm diggin' this analogy, Natalie. Thank you for the new mental stamp.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-7139148808962021862011-12-29T15:50:25.653-05:002011-12-29T15:50:25.653-05:00Awesome post, Natalie! I'm such a visual learn...Awesome post, Natalie! I'm such a visual learner, and you turned information that if often hard so make sense of into a picture that is so clear.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733854662944058955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-24824243566236253992011-12-29T12:04:57.312-05:002011-12-29T12:04:57.312-05:00Thank you, everyone, for your kind comments. I'...Thank you, everyone, for your kind comments. I'm very glad to hear this is resonating.<br /><br />And thank you to the ladies of Adventures in YA & Children's Publishing for the invitation!Natalie C Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07590029947267775660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-5622492047757152852011-12-28T21:14:30.219-05:002011-12-28T21:14:30.219-05:00A hook is such a difficult thing. I've been wo...A hook is such a difficult thing. I've been working on mine for quite some time. Also, I was lucky enough to receive one of Natalie's critiques. She was spot on and helped my manuscript tremendously.Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-64004897785757566422011-12-28T13:35:36.713-05:002011-12-28T13:35:36.713-05:00I've always thought Dodie Smith's opener t...I've always thought Dodie Smith's opener to I capture the Castle is great - "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink..." <br /><br />It's so useful to read about the construction of creative writing in this way and good on you for taking the time to help other writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-35936202456049547902011-12-28T13:14:55.987-05:002011-12-28T13:14:55.987-05:00Yay for hooking your agent and good on you for spr...Yay for hooking your agent and good on you for spreading the love with the offer to critique.<br />The tips offered today are very helpful, especially with the examples provided. Thank you so much :-)Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-14913567985764720672011-12-28T12:10:40.449-05:002011-12-28T12:10:40.449-05:00What a fabulous breakdown. I think I had some conc...What a fabulous breakdown. I think I had some concept of point and barb, but the great revelation was in that eye -- the piece that attaches the hook to the rest of the story. Fantastic. thanks so much, and I'll be reading natalie parker's blog in future.Gail Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998497900316232330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-45944826188097895332011-12-28T11:54:52.315-05:002011-12-28T11:54:52.315-05:00Thanks for the tips and thoughts! Good points. And...Thanks for the tips and thoughts! Good points. And yes, I don't know if any book attracts 100% of readers. But with a strong opening/chapter, we can up that percentage!Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-60770207370898952532011-12-28T10:33:35.523-05:002011-12-28T10:33:35.523-05:00Wow and wow! Thanks for the tips!Wow and wow! Thanks for the tips!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-41121885389467333842011-12-28T09:10:14.733-05:002011-12-28T09:10:14.733-05:00Great tips, Natalie! I've recently been workin...Great tips, Natalie! I've recently been working on my beginning (in a workshop on this blog, actually) but I'll go over it again with these tips in mind. Thanks!Elanor Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936078326828012174noreply@blogger.com