tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post7806833739235256121..comments2024-03-09T15:57:58.218+11:00Comments on Justified Lunacy: Can Life be Tied up in a Knott?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-20710828755713866062010-04-22T09:59:47.251+10:002010-04-22T09:59:47.251+10:00Great post! I just finished reading a YA book in w...Great post! I just finished reading a YA book in which I couldn't figure out where the climax was. I had to ask someone. Sad, huh? I thought it ended 40 pages before the end of the book. Turns out it was after that, only you needed a microscope to find it.<br /><br />I'm linking this to my Cool Links Friday post this week. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-54644712388913243102010-04-21T17:11:09.350+10:002010-04-21T17:11:09.350+10:00@Jen, For some reason I always know where I'm ...@Jen, For some reason I always know where I'm going, but I always find it hard finding the right words to finish on.<br /><br />@Deb, thanks. It's really easy to end up with one of these endings without even realising (I've been guilty of it).<br /><br />@Susan, thanks. I wish you luck on your ending.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-11949800863689213242010-04-21T14:38:55.487+10:002010-04-21T14:38:55.487+10:00Timely post for me! I've been trying to decid...Timely post for me! I've been trying to decide between the happy ever after ending I originally wrote and the more realistic not so happy one. You've given me a lot of food for thought. Thanks!Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-67846158151627275542010-04-21T11:47:10.809+10:002010-04-21T11:47:10.809+10:00Great post! I agree with you on all six points. I...Great post! I agree with you on all six points. I *hope* I haven't done any of them - I'll be watching for those problems from now on.Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-59569527929556523222010-04-21T08:14:54.065+10:002010-04-21T08:14:54.065+10:00I have to say that endings aren't hard and the...I have to say that endings aren't hard and they aren't easy. I normally know where I want to be sometimes it's just a point of getting there.<br /><br />My ending for this current WIP was actually rather easy and I think it was only beacuse this current story is a series so I had somewhere to go with it!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-87740536586474798932010-04-21T07:47:47.667+10:002010-04-21T07:47:47.667+10:00Thanks Shannon. These are just some endings that I...Thanks Shannon. These are just some endings that I've noticed that appear countless times in books or movies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-83796896713879378672010-04-21T07:32:12.689+10:002010-04-21T07:32:12.689+10:00Excellent post, Cheree! You wonderfully highlight...Excellent post, Cheree! You wonderfully highlighted such a variety of unsatisfying endings. I'm impressed! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-76348017191281387572010-04-21T06:41:18.895+10:002010-04-21T06:41:18.895+10:00@Lindsay, I totally agree. Things can't always...@Lindsay, I totally agree. Things can't always be tied up at the ending. But, I have read several stories that the story finishes, and then they've got an extra chapter which puts the MC in danger again as if to say there's definitely going to be a sequel.<br /><br />@Lisa & Laura, Doh... I was actually thinking of the Scooby Doo ending as well. It just makes me feel that the writer didn't know who they wanted as a villain so they put random character no 5 in its place.<br /><br />@Angela, sometimes coincidences work, as long as they're not too far fetched and it doesn't seem like it's just happening because it needs to.<br /><br />@Query Girl, I actually like stories that end like that, as long as the reader isn't left to wonder what that thing is (Yes, I have read stories where the character finds out the juicy goss but doesn't inform the reader).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-16948255490731320882010-04-21T03:11:49.437+10:002010-04-21T03:11:49.437+10:00I think the story itself should be resolved by the...I think the story itself should be resolved by the end of the book BUT I always like to leave a small detail to the imagination. For example, right in the ending chapter of my book, the climax has passed, we know everyone's ok and the good girl has won. But right before the end she discovers something about another character that leaves a question mark for the reader and (hopefully) will push them to read the following storiesCreepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-77834409923964006522010-04-21T00:59:32.921+10:002010-04-21T00:59:32.921+10:00I agree with all points. I probably come closest ...I agree with all points. I probably come closest to being guilty of the coincidental ending, although I don't use it for the ending of my MS. There is one part in my novel that is very coincidental, and while it has concerned me I haven't changed it. There are times in life that coincidences do happen, and it fits with my MS. I am glad it's not the ending, though!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618598756518215871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-64475405625462654512010-04-20T23:55:30.100+10:002010-04-20T23:55:30.100+10:00You forgot the scooby doo ending where they magica...You forgot the scooby doo ending where they magically rip the mask off the villain and it turns out to be the most random person EVER. I hate that. And we've been guilty of all of these at some point or another. I think it's tough to find the perfect end to a book. Above all else you want you readers to feel satisfied and that's tough!lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-60105566505836017742010-04-20T23:43:35.982+10:002010-04-20T23:43:35.982+10:00I agree with you on the endings that tie things up...I agree with you on the endings that tie things up in a neat little bow = not satisfying. <br /><br />Endings wise I think - even if its a series- each book should stand alone. That doesn't mean there can't be a hint/teaser of more to come but the main essence of the plot should be tied up properly.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.com