tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post4500286482532911585..comments2024-03-25T20:57:39.730-05:00Comments on Smack Dab in the Middle: A Book's First Line Is Not Its MOST Important LineHolly Schindlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-72216316704386279802019-01-21T07:53:36.993-06:002019-01-21T07:53:36.993-06:00Thanks, Holly!Thanks, Holly!cmillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128598629089024454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-87333951724853416532019-01-19T18:15:51.544-06:002019-01-19T18:15:51.544-06:00This is SO TRUE. Even as an adult, that last line ...This is SO TRUE. Even as an adult, that last line of a chapter can press me forward to the NEXT chapter.Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-58593896625867245962019-01-19T15:06:16.374-06:002019-01-19T15:06:16.374-06:00I agree that we don't want chapters just to pe...I agree that we don't want chapters just to peter out into nothingness! Sometimes, though, I see authors trying to hard to have an OMG hook at the end of every chapter. But yes, we do want each chapter to end with a reason for the reader to turn to the next one!cmillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128598629089024454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488191966351130111.post-70604971473915351812019-01-18T18:20:14.097-06:002019-01-18T18:20:14.097-06:00Good idea. In fact I think we should make the last...Good idea. In fact I think we should make the last sentence of every chapter an important line. Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.com