tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post4673475233974486985..comments2024-03-08T08:23:19.959+00:00Comments on Paul Anthony Shortt - Author: Too Soon For Peril?Paul Anthony Shortthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-25241194052247507122011-05-18T15:45:53.241+01:002011-05-18T15:45:53.241+01:00Thanks everyone. I definitely think it's best ...Thanks everyone. I definitely think it's best to structure a book to guide the reader through a process of expectation and reward. Not quite a bait and hook, but steady increases in tension punctuated by a moment of release where something dramatic happens, setting the stage for the next source of tension.Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-76101027177894995892011-05-16T14:59:56.091+01:002011-05-16T14:59:56.091+01:00I agree completely: "What a reader *fears* wi...I agree completely: "What a reader *fears* will happen will always be much worse than what you can come up with." Beautiful insight. :)Jeffrey Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031056305581520834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-87893452259871792912011-05-16T13:34:08.692+01:002011-05-16T13:34:08.692+01:00Excellent post! I'm always frustrated when rea...Excellent post! I'm always frustrated when reading books where major conflict starts in the first paragraphs--and you just helped me figure out why. Thanks!Heidi Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056627400336997554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282504373890041231.post-44614654565768065252011-05-16T12:51:33.279+01:002011-05-16T12:51:33.279+01:00Great post! You wouldn't think action would be...Great post! You wouldn't think action would be boring, but unless we care, it's just stuff happening. The threat of dying rarely carries any real weight.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.com