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Possible ending on a story...

 
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Do you want the ending to be:
Positive
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Slightly positive
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With the possibility of later happiness
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 02, 2002 5:32 am    Post subject: Possible ending on a story... Reply with quote

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?

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 02, 2002 10:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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!

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 2:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 03, 2002 5:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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 Smile

So I'll go for the sad ending. Here's one reader who won't be scared of by that Smile

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