Peter asked Les Edgerton:

It's been 10 years since Hooked came out. What would you add if you were writing it today?

Les Edgerton Writing always changes. Nothing will be the same tomorrow that is true today. That said, there is very little I would change from what I said then with one exception. Transitions have changed greatly--we're fast getting over marking switches in pov, place and time to more subtle switches today. Eventually, marked space breaks will cease to be as common as those switches will be more subtly marked. The thing is, Hooked dealt with traditional story structure and I don't foresee that changing in major ways--the way human beings accept and process story is firmly ingrained in our consciousness and for good reason--it works.

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