Cary Neeper's Blog: Reviewing World-changing Nonfiction - Posts Tagged "hooks"

In "My Writing" I have posted excerpts from the original version of "A Place Beyond Man," and a revised version I wrote in 1999, where the introductory long poetic setting was dropped in favor of starting the action with a ... bear. I have to admit that I enjoy both styles. I love Tolkein for his use of English in "The Hobbit." And I soon tire of action when you don't know who to care about or where they are and why. Some authors find a happy balance, and I am trying as I revise for the last time the five novels related to "APBM."