Hooked Guest Post AND Giveaway (INTERNATIONAL!!)

October 20, 2011

Hey amigos, I had a fantastic opportunity to ask Catherine Greenman, author of Hooked a question! Please give her your warmest welcome.

Hooked, Catherine Greenman, Book Cover, Pregnant Belly

Hooked

My question:

“Why did you chose crocheting as a subtopic for Hooked, because it did play such a huge role (and was awesome, BTW, I wanted to go out and pick up some yarn afterward despite not knowing anything about crocheting)?”

Catherine’s response:

While I was writing Hooked I was dipping in and out of crochet projects. I would start a project with tons of motivation and inspiration only to abandon it due to time constraints or from being too discouraged by not knowing how to fix a mistake I’d made. (Un-completed granny-square throw, I’m looking at you.) So Thea’s pursuit of crochet was sort of my idealized version of how someone gets into a hobby: They get really into it, they stick with it and get better and take on more complicated projects, then maybe they get a great idea, like crocheting a bikini, and the idea takes off into a business. A crocheted-bikini business is a bit of a fantasy, I realize, but businesses are built on fantasies!

Also, like many people do, I got into crocheting as a response to all the computer/phone related stuff I do, which, I found, was becoming soul-depleting. The drive to crochet, like the drive to write a book, are about the same thing: the deep desire to make something yourself!

Just like it is for me, crocheting was a release for Thea, it was calming, it was soothing, it let her take stock of the moment and it grounded her in reality. It was, therefore, a great story device in helping her turn her life around.

Fascinating, no? Anyways, you can read all about Hooked here. And check out her bio and website here. Also, if you leave your feed reader and come to my site, if you look in the left corner, you can see the trailer for Hooked in the multimedia box.

Okay, so the part you have ALL been waiting for!

I have one hardcover copy of Hooked that  I can mail pretty much anywhere in the world. SO here is the deal: Leave a comment. You don’t need to put your email address in your comment, because I already get that when you fill out the boxes to leave your comment. Contest ends 11/09/11 at 6 p.m. EST.

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April (Books&Wine)

April is in her 30s and created Good Books And Good Wine. She works for a non-profit. April always has a book on hand. In her free time she can be found binge watching The Office with her husband and toddler, spending way too much time on Pinterest or exploring her neighborhood.
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About April (Books&Wine)

April is in her 30s and created Good Books And Good Wine. She works for a non-profit. April always has a book on hand. In her free time she can be found binge watching The Office with her husband and toddler, spending way too much time on Pinterest or exploring her neighborhood.

Comments

  1. Daisy says
    October 20, 2011 at 9:15 am

    I’m not sure if a crocheted bikini would work 😉 But it sounds fun! And I think it’s cool that it’s a subplot to the book! I got into knitting at one point, but I never really got past knitting scarves. Cause they’re easy 🙂 And who doesn’t need a scarve or four?
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  2. Chrizette says
    October 20, 2011 at 9:33 am

    Love this cover! I can identify with Catherine on getting discouraged when mistakes happen – I don’t have anyone to help me, so I have given up and moved onto beading . . . lol

  3. Bobby says
    October 20, 2011 at 9:45 am

    I always get the urge to take up hobbies and never actually give them a go – perhaps Hooked would help inspire me. Probably wouldn’tinspire me to crochet though ‘cos if knitting and sewing are anything to go by I’m already sure I’ll suck. This is a great post, great question and a great giveaway!

  4. Zoe says
    October 20, 2011 at 11:05 am

    sounds really interesting, I love the idea of having a crochet subplot, definitely an under-rated hobby!

  5. Jac @ For Love and Books says
    October 20, 2011 at 11:12 am

    I am a crochet junkie! So I love hearing more about this book and especially how the character got ‘into’ crochet!!

  6. Cheyenne Teska says
    October 20, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    Thanks for the opportunity to win! This sounds like a pretty good book. 🙂

  7. Teresa says
    October 20, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    I have wanted to read this one since I first saw it. Please count me in!

  8. Justine says
    October 20, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    I taught myself to knit but I have no idea how to crochet! I appreciate the cleverness of the title having more than one meaning.

  9. Carol Thompson says
    October 20, 2011 at 2:30 pm

    Hooked sounds like a easy fun read and I would love to give it a try.

    Thanks for the giveaway and especially for opening it to worldwide entries.

    Much appreciated.
    Please enter me.

    Carol T

  10. Christinabean says
    October 20, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    Please enter me! Hooked has been on my TBR list for awhile!!

  11. Melissa says
    October 20, 2011 at 5:03 pm

    Crochet seems calming, but I tend to get bored with things like that. Reading is the only thing I love to do that requires you to stay still. I wish I could be still enough to try it.

  12. Nicky Ball says
    October 20, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    Yay Giveaway! I also crochet & am interested in seeing how the author uses it in the novel. Curious!

  13. Kailia says
    October 20, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    I had such a fascination with crocheting when I was like 11 and 12 and I really wanted to learn but I lost interest really soon.

  14. Christina Wofford says
    October 20, 2011 at 8:12 pm

    I’ve been hearing good things about this book. It’s been getting a lot of hype, so I would obviously love a chance to win it and read it.

    Thanks April.

    –Christina

  15. JP says
    October 20, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    I tried to start crocheting in grad school, but the yarn kept slipping off 🙁 I had hoped it would be a relaxing way to decompress from writing papers, reading texts, etc. but, alas, it was not meant to be! lol

  16. Jennelle S says
    October 20, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    My mother tried to teach my to crochet, but I’m not sure I really picked it up, I think I prefer sewing and embroidery. I am intrigued to read this book.

  17. Patricia's Particularity says
    October 21, 2011 at 12:30 am

    I am dying to read this book! Thank you so much! I also love love crocheting 🙂 🙂 I crochet all the time.

    Thank you 🙂

  18. Holly says
    October 21, 2011 at 3:12 am

    Ahh, I’m dying to read HOOKED. Perfect Giveaway 🙂

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  19. Marianne says
    October 21, 2011 at 4:45 am

    I liked crocheting when I was a kid! Haha. School requirement. Maybe I should try it again. 🙂

  20. Mary Preston says
    October 21, 2011 at 4:58 am

    I love to knit & crochet. Right now I am crocheting some jug covers for a friend. HOOKED looks wonderful.

  21. Janhvi says
    October 21, 2011 at 9:08 am

    I would love to read Hooked!It sounds good 🙂
    Please count me in.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  22. erin says
    October 21, 2011 at 9:40 am

    This book sounds really good! I’ve never tried crocheting but I have many other hobbies!

  23. Divya says
    October 21, 2011 at 11:13 am

    I’ve always wanted to read this one, but never got to it at the bookstore. Thanks for the chance to win! Go crocheting!

    Hehe

  24. Munnaza says
    October 21, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    Thanks so much for this giveaway! I’d love to enter!

  25. Molly says
    October 21, 2011 at 1:28 pm

    Hi!

    Great question!

    I’d love to win!

    Molly

  26. Kayla says
    October 21, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    I once got into knitting in high school. I completed one bad scarf and about a third of a shawl before quitting. I still wear the scarf, though, and I have the unfinished shawl sitting on my dresser, with knitting needles and all, waiting for me to pick it back up again and finish it. It may happen. Most likely not. 🙂

  27. Rachel Curtis says
    October 21, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    This sounds like a great opportunity, thanks!

  28. Lucia Hua says
    October 21, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    Crocheting? Interesting. I’m not very good at stuff like that. Just look at the little scarf I attempted to knit. It’s completely crooked. XD

  29. Lindsey Aylward says
    October 21, 2011 at 4:53 pm

    I love to crochet! This book sounds cute and the cover has me intrigued!

  30. Noel says
    October 21, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    I’ve actually seen crochet bikinis and i like them a lot. I’ve always wanted to learn how to crochet but have never had the patience.

  31. brookea_2006 says
    October 21, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    Thanks for the chance to win! This book sounds great!

  32. Georgina says
    October 21, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    Hooked sounds really good
    Thanks for the giveaway

  33. Kate says
    October 21, 2011 at 11:46 pm

    This book looks amazing!!! I always love reading your review and I have read so many books because of your review.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  34. mauie (The Traveling Reader) says
    October 22, 2011 at 5:40 am

    Please count me in. Would love to win! Thanks for this giveaway. 😉

  35. Vi Nguyen says
    October 22, 2011 at 11:13 am

    I’ve really wanted to read this book for awhile now so fingers crossed I win it haha. Thanks for the giveaway!

  36. Cass (Words on Paper) says
    October 23, 2011 at 5:37 am

    How interesting – thanks for posting that guest post answer! Thanks also for the giveaway – it sounds so interesting. 🙂

  37. Yto says
    October 23, 2011 at 11:38 am

    thanks for the giveaway ^^ i would love to read the book. it sounds like a great read.

  38. Kandee says
    October 23, 2011 at 11:54 am

    Oh my gosh! You are so awesome for this. I really wanted to read this book. It looks great. Either that or I just like reading about pregnancies. 😀

  39. Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) says
    October 23, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    Great giveaway!

  40. lucia says
    October 23, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    wow, that’s a nice thing, crocheting. I’d love to read this book!

  41. Kristina says
    October 24, 2011 at 12:33 am

    Oohh! I want to read this book so bad!! (: I have to have it! Thanks for the giveaway!

  42. Dianne says
    October 24, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway. This is on my TBR list

  43. Aik says
    October 27, 2011 at 10:58 am

    Hooked sounds like an interesting read. I’ve always wanted to learn crocheting!

  44. Roy Whitlock says
    October 27, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    This looks like a very interesting book. I’d definitely like to have it on one of my (many) bookshelves.

  45. Ashley Holt says
    October 28, 2011 at 1:49 am

    I want this so bad!

  46. Kristie says
    November 4, 2011 at 9:03 am

    I would love to read this! Thanks for a chance to win.

  47. Michelle @OBoyledBooks says
    November 9, 2011 at 12:55 pm

    I love the idea of crocheting being intertwined in the story line. I do not think I could wear a crocheted bikini. It would probably be a horribly mess if I tried to make it. 🙂

    I would love to read this one. Thanks for the great giveaway!