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anthony Site Owner
Joined: 12 Nov 2001 Posts: 1304 Location: Norway
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2002 5:32 am Post subject: Possible ending on a story... |
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I'm writing a short story for my 'United Earth Chronicles' and have a slight problem....
The story has a sad ending.
(No, I don't kill the main character)
Now, a certain editor says 'you cannot do that. It'll scare off all three of your readers'...
I can make the story have a slightly positive ending, or maybe leave the possibility of happiness later.
Opinions, comments? _________________ "My name's Lion, Anthony Lion"
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Fishburne Administrator
Joined: 23 Jul 2002 Posts: 596 Location: Plano, Texas
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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2002 10:33 am Post subject: |
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go with your gut insticts. you can always add a prologue that incorporates the characters and their actions from the previous story arc to the next story.
whew! pant pant. all in one breath! _________________ "Do not Taunt Happy Fun God" -Cthulhu |
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anthony Site Owner
Joined: 12 Nov 2001 Posts: 1304 Location: Norway
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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 2:36 am Post subject: |
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But the problem is that I don't plan to make a follow up story with those characters...
I may make a 'prequel' later, but that's it. _________________ "My name's Lion, Anthony Lion"
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Tygon Site Owner
Joined: 03 Apr 2001 Posts: 2497 Location: Isernhagen, Lowersaxony, Germany
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Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 5:28 am Post subject: |
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Well, if written in the right way (and you have proven that you can do that very well) a sad ending can be very good... I know, that sounds stupid but I mean in the sense of storytelling
So I'll go for the sad ending. Here's one reader who won't be scared of by that _________________ Tygon Panthera - name and species
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