tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post1279707913515336251..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: On EndingsAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-74482530196178549742011-07-11T04:02:11.189+07:002011-07-11T04:02:11.189+07:00So true. A whole book can be ruined by a sub-par e...So true. A whole book can be ruined by a sub-par ending. This is something I will keep in mind for sure!Keriann Greaney Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584000678535698327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-61351328835165548222011-07-08T21:37:52.302+07:002011-07-08T21:37:52.302+07:00Definitely agree that endings are super important....Definitely agree that endings are super important. Endings I dislike totally ruin the entire book for me.lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524291742541007382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-1553801078105410232011-07-08T19:50:08.204+07:002011-07-08T19:50:08.204+07:00Back to the Future was awesome. That's my non...Back to the Future was awesome. That's my non-writer contribution to these comments.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677154909420339405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-7716262638320335742011-07-08T09:06:39.965+07:002011-07-08T09:06:39.965+07:00I totally agree! I hate when I'm reading a boo...I totally agree! I hate when I'm reading a book when plot promises were not fulfilled. I'm even okay with cliffhangers, as long as the author kept his/her promises along the way.Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-51380478609508175392011-07-07T12:28:01.835+07:002011-07-07T12:28:01.835+07:00Ah man. Don't get me started on endings. I HAT...Ah man. Don't get me started on endings. I HATED the ending of the TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE. HATED. Fiery, burning passion of a thousand suns HATED. <br /><br />And that's not the only one. Robin McKinley's PEGASUS, and a few others, all of which I appear to have blocked from my memory. <br /><br />These two are still fresh enough to remember, apparently.<br /><br />Endings are always my biggest love, and my biggest challenge. I can only hope that when you get to the ending of my most recent MS, you aren't left with burning rage. And if, for some reason, you have already read it and it in fact inspired this post, I AM SO SORRY.L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-50099764646243863082011-07-07T11:31:35.767+07:002011-07-07T11:31:35.767+07:00Agreed, Laura. While I think it's important to...Agreed, Laura. While I think it's important to stay unpredictable (meeting all the reader's expectations perfectly will just get them bored), it's important that whatever twists you throw in are BETTER than what the reader expected.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-35416383536752918302011-07-07T10:48:50.916+07:002011-07-07T10:48:50.916+07:00Totally agree! Unfortunately, it seems that denyin...Totally agree! Unfortunately, it seems that denying expectations is becoming the "edgy" thing to do -- and critics are agreeing, for some reason! For me, when expectations are subverted just because, that's the definition of a cop-out. (Example: the end of Jodi Picault's My Sister's Keeper. RAGE SMASH.) But for some reason, these authors are being trumpeted as "brave", or ... something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-63011194768567028192011-07-06T23:32:24.992+07:002011-07-06T23:32:24.992+07:00Even novels that aren't the last in a series s...Even novels that aren't the last in a series should have some kind of resolution, and should keep promises. You can break some promises to the reader, sometimes (Bartimaeus book 3, or A Game of Thrones) but you can't break them all, or they're just going to get pissed.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-87144607817265699802011-07-06T20:41:45.995+07:002011-07-06T20:41:45.995+07:00Love this! The beginning absolutely sets up the en...Love this! The beginning absolutely sets up the end, and the inciting incident should foreshadow the climax. It's amazing how something we know intuitively as readers/viewers is such a struggle to get our hands around as writers.<br /><br />Tricksy business, this writing.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.com