Dear Authors, Great (and terrible) Endings

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4 жыл бұрын

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@apheliotropic 4 жыл бұрын

Alice in Wonderland is the only book to successfully pull off “it was all a dream,” go home authors, it’s been done!!

@DeeSnow97 4 жыл бұрын

Specifically about the "nineteen years later" ending, I think its whole purpose was to shut out sequels and other options to continue the story. But I guess we all know the curse that followed...

@AmazingJCCatWithFear 4 жыл бұрын

About the "the end is the start" I read a book that started with a funeral scene, and then you go the whole book wondering who died, and when it comes full circle it's just SO GOOD

@idontwanttohearitidont4792 4 жыл бұрын

I don't get why people think inspiring negative emotions from art - like sadness and anger - is seen as better than inspiring joy and hope. We give so much critical praise to books and films that are miserable and far less prestige to works that make us happy, curious and laugh.

@themasterchefnz 4 жыл бұрын

I'm literally so sensitive I'm not allowed to watch nature docos because I cry when animals die but when it comes to stories I demand pain and suffering.

@lykander9906 3 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a "then 20 years later" epilogue that included anything except people being married, pregnant and having kids. No matter who the characters are, and what strange and unique dreams they had for their future, this is the only possible epilogue.

@darkestwingz 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite endings ever: The main character dies shockingly and their best friend is left to lead the story in THEIR way while everything is wrapped up. It was epic.

@nakapanda 4 жыл бұрын

I dont understand authors who don't want us to guess a twist ending. as a reader, I love the satisfying feeling when I scream "I KNEW IT!!", it makes me feel rewarded for paying attention to the story.

@nachofilament294 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think happy endings have to necessarily be bittersweet, but they absolutely must be earned.

@carolinek1818 4 жыл бұрын

I hate the 19 years later epilogue... I like to imagine myself what happens next.

@AndYouWillBeWithMe 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite endings are the ones that make me want to reread the entire thing to look for clues of how I could have missed that

@mreverything7056 3 жыл бұрын

“Don’t be afraid to kill of characters”

@kazghost 4 жыл бұрын

The "(X) character was a figment of their imagination" it's either done well, blows your mind, and makes sense.

@ShoeLessJoseph 4 жыл бұрын

Harry Potter Spoiler ahead I guess so yeah...

@nw82534 4 жыл бұрын

"Don't give people what they want, give them what they need."

@Nevynxa 4 жыл бұрын

Moral to the story: READERS AND WRITERS LOVE PAIN. BRING ON THE PAIN.

@anirablue 4 жыл бұрын

For me the most important thing is that the ending fits the tone und genre of the book. The book was full of grit and traumatic experiences, don't write an artificial clean ending. The book had a mystery, solve the mystery in a believable way. You wrote a feel good romance novel, make sure your reader feels all gooey inside at the end. Be honest about what book you are writing and than keep doing that all the way to the end.

@Lily80278 4 жыл бұрын

"this is a thriller!"

@bimbitashaikh8331 3 жыл бұрын

"kill a character that hurts you to kill"

@fayealexandria9036 4 жыл бұрын

So people don't like happy endings but also don't like the dreary finale of mockingjay. Interesting. This is specifically the reason I love the hunger games and don't understand why people hate the last book so much.