tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post8165174815185997942..comments2024-02-06T21:22:28.723-05:00Comments on Flutey Words...: How to Write a Satisfying ConclusionAubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-28378853104952360782010-05-14T16:37:05.610-04:002010-05-14T16:37:05.610-04:00I think you have everything covered for a great en...I think you have everything covered for a great ending. I'm not a big happy ending person either but I do need resolution.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-83721122485343654142010-05-14T12:20:28.046-04:002010-05-14T12:20:28.046-04:00Great list! For me, it's making sure that ever...Great list! For me, it's making sure that everything is resolved. I'm not a huge fan of Happily Ever Afters, but I do have to have resolvement. So that's what I work for. And work for. And work for.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-7423311626861611232010-05-13T15:41:17.175-04:002010-05-13T15:41:17.175-04:00Maybe one thing you're missing from your list?...Maybe one thing you're missing from your list? I like a sense of how characters have changed as a result of the challenges they'd faced. <br /><br />Space Opera! I love space opera.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-9718586207365569422010-05-13T15:19:49.476-04:002010-05-13T15:19:49.476-04:00Archetypes, that's the word I was looking for....Archetypes, that's the word I was looking for. Your story doesn't have all the typical archetypes for space opera I think. It's more scifi because of that in my opinion.Lisa Rusczykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771775256505045469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-53154007566642137332010-05-13T13:54:03.909-04:002010-05-13T13:54:03.909-04:00Looks like you got some great advice. I agree with...Looks like you got some great advice. I agree with Cherie too about your book in particular. It's so romantic so far, and romance usually has a happy ending, as do space operas. But your seems more scifi than space opera to me. When I think space opera, I think fast read with the usual suspects in the characterization. I can't think of the word right now. You know, that word for characters that are in books? That are always the same? Oh what's that darn word!<br /><br />Anyway, your characters aren't like those so much for it to be space opera in my opinion.Lisa Rusczykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771775256505045469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-48898383869875073522010-05-13T12:35:47.477-04:002010-05-13T12:35:47.477-04:00Wow, sounds like you're going out with a '...Wow, sounds like you're going out with a 'bang'! I personally like happy endings with one loose end left to keep us thinking about the characters in 'I wonder what happens to them down the road' type thing. Not TOO happy of an ending- and nothing cheesy:)Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-61163958135084586562010-05-13T07:24:06.979-04:002010-05-13T07:24:06.979-04:00Hmmm... I'm not sure that you miss anything. S...Hmmm... I'm not sure that you miss anything. Satisfaction I think is the main point. Is every character "satisfied"? As in, everything is accounted for? As lond as there are no unanswered questions I think you're done:) Good luck!Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018596012893869692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-69705971818328221532010-05-13T03:42:57.748-04:002010-05-13T03:42:57.748-04:00You've got a great list. Just keep in mind as...You've got a great list. Just keep in mind as you write that climax scene: Figure out what's going to happen...and then make it bigger/more surprising!Mollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737883086499020291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-43131529680450871202010-05-12T18:21:40.822-04:002010-05-12T18:21:40.822-04:00Those are some really great points! Especially ma...Those are some really great points! Especially making sure every character is accounted for. The only time I didn't do that was on purpose -- I wanted a minor character to slip away from the spotlight and my main characters to forget about him... because then I wanted him to appear as the surprise villain in the next book (that I never ended up writing). <br /><br />Anyway, this is a very helpful list, thanks!Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-45666659525738756022010-05-12T12:57:58.492-04:002010-05-12T12:57:58.492-04:00Me, I love a happy ending!
Excellent list, I thin...Me, I love a happy ending!<br /><br />Excellent list, I think you have it pretty much covered.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008153523366719973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-58887684463750014012010-05-12T08:33:03.317-04:002010-05-12T08:33:03.317-04:00Now I really want you to finish!
I agree with you...Now I really want you to finish!<br /><br />I agree with your list, but I'd add a couple of other aspects of a satisfying ending:<br /><br />- Who doesn't get a happy ending (besides the dead guy)<br />- What plot line doesn't get resolved<br /><br />I find that a little mystery left when the book is done annoys me, but makes the story linger in my head.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-46541967249596978922010-05-12T07:58:46.824-04:002010-05-12T07:58:46.824-04:00I think it all has to do with the premis of the st...I think it all has to do with the premis of the story to how the ending will be handled. My ending is both happy and sad, sad because the character is letting go of a life she used to live but happy because she is moving on to something rather amazing. It will make you think, luckily it's a series so eventually you'll learn they all have happy endings!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-75064868806062459492010-05-12T04:19:46.192-04:002010-05-12T04:19:46.192-04:00I find endings the absolute hardest bit to write, ...I find endings the absolute hardest bit to write, partly because life doesn't stop for these folks just because I've stopped writing about them (well, at least in my head!)<br /><br />Great article.India Drummondhttp://www.indiadrummond.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-2262044995787230012010-05-12T01:23:57.038-04:002010-05-12T01:23:57.038-04:00I'm not sure what else to add. I do think it&#...I'm not sure what else to add. I do think it's helpful to have a list of things to cover/wrap up. Sounds like you're good to go! :)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640509596922335617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-84245624739803701022010-05-11T21:59:41.032-04:002010-05-11T21:59:41.032-04:00Your list sounds good. I love happy endings, thoug...Your list sounds good. I love happy endings, though not everything tied up perfectly. I like my mc's to overcome the big challenges, but still have a few battle scars.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-90183722159027796232010-05-11T21:19:59.041-04:002010-05-11T21:19:59.041-04:00I think you've got a good plan. One of the spe...I think you've got a good plan. One of the speakers at a conference I went to talks about the need for thunder and lightning at the end. It doesn't have to be literal, or even an explosion, but just a high climax of Some Kind that concentrates and releases the energy of a story so that it doesn't just...End.Jess of All Tradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226845737117403585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-23991212584550646212010-05-11T18:55:35.538-04:002010-05-11T18:55:35.538-04:00Sounds like you hava a great plan for your ending ...Sounds like you hava a great plan for your ending and everything covered. But I'll also go with leaving more questions for the reader when you tie up those loose ends.sarahjayne smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589820347348973092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-2395841953683082252010-05-11T18:53:01.339-04:002010-05-11T18:53:01.339-04:00I'm pretty open with the types of ending I lik...I'm pretty open with the types of ending I like as long as it is an ending. The main question should be answered. I don’t like cliff-hangers as an ending.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-19141103015967278212010-05-11T15:43:58.433-04:002010-05-11T15:43:58.433-04:00I think you have them all there! Personally, I lik...I think you have them all there! Personally, I like a happy ending with the loose ends tied up in one great big neatly-wrapped package.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-61979469055973558522010-05-11T14:25:04.123-04:002010-05-11T14:25:04.123-04:00Ooh, endings. The hardest part of the novel for me...Ooh, endings. The hardest part of the novel for me. For me, part of my list is making sure I tie up any themes/symbols/issues I've brought up during the writing. For example, how does my character resolve feeling invisible?KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492662417610004495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-57998664835841079222010-05-11T14:03:04.113-04:002010-05-11T14:03:04.113-04:00Make sure you leave the reader feeling satisfied -...Make sure you leave the reader feeling satisfied - it should FEEL finished. Great list! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-2505336701145727462010-05-11T13:44:59.341-04:002010-05-11T13:44:59.341-04:00Sounds great! I tend to like happy endings. I'...Sounds great! I tend to like happy endings. I'm feeling a little wishy-washy about the end of my own project right now.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-84705853538019351722010-05-11T13:17:58.764-04:002010-05-11T13:17:58.764-04:00Your list looks extremely thorough so I'm sure...Your list looks extremely thorough so I'm sure your ending will be great!! I'm at a point where I'm debating whether or not to have a happy ending too.Saumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517289532769906489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-4276009867277787572010-05-11T11:42:19.939-04:002010-05-11T11:42:19.939-04:00Sounds to me like you've got the bases covered...Sounds to me like you've got the bases covered! Those are great places to look when you're wrapping up a story. To me, the most satisfying endings don't leave any loose threads hanging.Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081887188939480455.post-73579656340201042592010-05-11T11:32:11.737-04:002010-05-11T11:32:11.737-04:00You've got a great list, Aubrie! I love an end...You've got a great list, Aubrie! I love an ending with a twist, but it looks like you might have that with the death of an important character.<br /><br />Good luck!Jackeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351019926958000627noreply@blogger.com