Comments on: Tips for writing short stories — Hooks: What are they and how do you use them? http://www.garyspeer.com/tips-for-writing-short-stories-hooks-what-are-they-and-how-do-you-use-them/ Tips for writers and musing about writing and life in general Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:43:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gary http://www.garyspeer.com/tips-for-writing-short-stories-hooks-what-are-they-and-how-do-you-use-them/comment-page-1/#comment-1930 Gary Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:43:31 +0000 http://www.garyspeer.com/tips-for-writing-short-stories-hooks-what-are-they-and-how-do-you-use-them/#comment-1930 Thank you for catching that mistake. No excuses, I simply typed that in a hurry, as I do with too many of my blog posts, and failed to proofread it carefully. Sorry about that! Gary Thank you for catching that mistake. No excuses, I simply typed that in a hurry, as I do with too many of my blog posts, and failed to proofread it carefully. Sorry about that!

Gary

]]> By: Marian http://www.garyspeer.com/tips-for-writing-short-stories-hooks-what-are-they-and-how-do-you-use-them/comment-page-1/#comment-1929 Marian Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:33:45 +0000 http://www.garyspeer.com/tips-for-writing-short-stories-hooks-what-are-they-and-how-do-you-use-them/#comment-1929 But, as always, I welcome feedback on anything I writer here, or on comments anyone makes here. Does anything look odd about this sentence? ... anything I WRITER ... I was looking for ideas about writing hooks, but that stopped me short. If readers are to trust your expertise, little overlooked errors such as this, are a bit offputting. I don't mean this criticism in a hurtful way. I see that the post is very old, so it no longer matters, but I tend to be mouthy about such things. Thanks. But, as always, I welcome feedback on anything I writer here, or on comments anyone makes here.
Does anything look odd about this sentence? … anything I WRITER …

I was looking for ideas about writing hooks, but that stopped me short. If readers are to trust your expertise, little overlooked errors such as this, are a bit offputting. I don’t mean this criticism in a hurtful way. I see that the post is very old, so it no longer matters, but I tend to be mouthy about such things. Thanks.

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