tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895739.post4992345374276173810..comments2017-10-21T10:05:45.571-07:00Comments on Fragrance and Love can never be hidden.: What Hooks a Reader on a Story? # rndrobin0415Connie Vineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895739.post-577594293575198142015-04-21T21:20:19.003-07:002015-04-21T21:20:19.003-07:00Yes, hooks are important. If they don't hook m...Yes, hooks are important. If they don't hook me in the first few pages I'm not going to buy the book.BeverleyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430018506292448221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895739.post-29846420756554232342015-04-20T21:02:01.747-07:002015-04-20T21:02:01.747-07:00Thank you for taking the time to visit andost comm...Thank you for taking the time to visit andost comments to my blog :-).Connie Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895739.post-63825200341518206202015-04-20T15:18:22.424-07:002015-04-20T15:18:22.424-07:00Yes, there are a whole lot of other entertainments...Yes, there are a whole lot of other entertainments that books compete with these days. The high schoolers in the schools I sub in tell me they never read because "books are boring." I sigh, exaggeratedly, and try to be diplomatic about pointing out that they are passive consumers when watching a screen. Their brains are "asleep", since no thinking is needed. But with a Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895739.post-43993832317025427962015-04-20T07:33:17.741-07:002015-04-20T07:33:17.741-07:00I hadn't thought about how mood effects readin...I hadn't thought about how mood effects reading until you mentioned. Now I know that is true of my reading also. Interesting post, thanks.Rhobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9895739.post-6081123418304651882015-04-19T21:41:20.821-07:002015-04-19T21:41:20.821-07:00And you must forge an emotional connection between...And you must forge an emotional connection between your readers and characters or the readers will stop reading. It's something all writers, myself included, must strive to do.<br /><br />I enjoyed all of your hooks. I particularly liked "Whisper on the Water."<br /><br />MarciMarci Baunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850775917897362922noreply@blogger.com