tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post5482892027535477947..comments2024-03-28T07:09:19.731-04:00Comments on Literary Rambles: TIP TUESDAY #172 J. CURTIS MACE ON CHAPTERING AND KEEPING THE PEACE GIVEAWAYCasey McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02787815672519189433noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-29391142367739207102013-10-28T07:45:43.212-04:002013-10-28T07:45:43.212-04:00LOVE this tip, J. Curtis! I've definitely writ...LOVE this tip, J. Curtis! I've definitely written dud chapter endings over the years, but I know I've got a good one when I've read it back and think, YES! ;-)Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-12666890435007463442013-10-26T22:49:01.934-04:002013-10-26T22:49:01.934-04:00Useful tip, and one I could see myself using.Useful tip, and one I could see myself using.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891664286936957180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-22570051706551741022013-10-25T05:54:05.895-04:002013-10-25T05:54:05.895-04:00I do love it when I get to the end of the chapter ...I do love it when I get to the end of the chapter and feel compelled to continue on. Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-54518348257946393792013-10-24T06:09:00.174-04:002013-10-24T06:09:00.174-04:00Awesome post! <3 This book sounds amazing as we...Awesome post! <3 This book sounds amazing as well. I would love to win a copy of it :) Thank you for the chance. <3Carina Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962924929801205597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-44882398890636219892013-10-23T02:45:54.613-04:002013-10-23T02:45:54.613-04:00haha, I love those 'holy crap!' moments in...haha, I love those 'holy crap!' moments in a book ;)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-60914308593790414192013-10-22T19:41:40.101-04:002013-10-22T19:41:40.101-04:00Excellent post! That's a great place to end ch...Excellent post! That's a great place to end chapters. It keeps the reader turning the pages, or clicking the e-reader buttons!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-67765455028142011902013-10-22T19:00:23.176-04:002013-10-22T19:00:23.176-04:00Great post. I never know when to put the chapter ...Great post. I never know when to put the chapter breaks. Thanks for the tips.<br />S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-89343700069600042452013-10-22T15:50:11.458-04:002013-10-22T15:50:11.458-04:00"chapters shouldn’t end on scene changes; the..."chapters shouldn’t end on scene changes; they should end on tension changes." Love that advice!Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-55265363034271314252013-10-22T15:25:36.574-04:002013-10-22T15:25:36.574-04:00Tension changes - check! I think I do that for the...Tension changes - check! I think I do that for the most part. (I don't divide my book into chapters until the very last thing.)Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-70766023823836358812013-10-22T15:23:12.889-04:002013-10-22T15:23:12.889-04:00The Hunger Games trilogy did this masterfully, I t...The Hunger Games trilogy did this masterfully, I think.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-7773942841871530012013-10-22T14:36:38.837-04:002013-10-22T14:36:38.837-04:00Great tip! Those chapter breaks are always difficu...Great tip! Those chapter breaks are always difficult to place.Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-80362078930613108142013-10-22T12:46:17.104-04:002013-10-22T12:46:17.104-04:00I love that tip and admit that is what many of the...I love that tip and admit that is what many of the great TV shows are good at doing. Instead of ending clean, they end the episode on an OMG moment that makes the viewer want the week to scramble by so they can get to the next episode. Applying that same theory to chaptering is an excellent tip.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-48957671506753637972013-10-22T11:48:36.625-04:002013-10-22T11:48:36.625-04:00Good tip, interesting to think about, with differe...Good tip, interesting to think about, with different types of books and for different types of readers, kids vs adults. It's especially important for reluctant readers. But I prefer a mix of chapter endings. Once I'm invested in the story, I like some chapters to end without gripping tension, I need some natural breathing spaces in the story. I need to take a break, I need to reflect, I need to go to bed, and I need my daughter to go to bed too. It's a tricky balance. Thanks for sharing and best of luck with your books. (No need to enter me in the giveaway today - my reading pile is out of control!)Kristin Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257484196449105801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-3184911354519138332013-10-22T11:29:43.707-04:002013-10-22T11:29:43.707-04:00This is a super tip. I like the idea of ending cha...This is a super tip. I like the idea of ending chapters on tension changes, this will ensure that readers don't put the book down.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1746050382328975047.post-32878049426553336922013-10-22T09:28:46.599-04:002013-10-22T09:28:46.599-04:00That is a great tip. I try to do this with my chap...That is a great tip. I try to do this with my chapter endings. You want to suck readers in and not want to stop. Just one more chapter...Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.com