tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post5519245587818245205..comments2024-03-19T03:59:53.332-07:00Comments on Writing In Wonderland: IWSG: Love Your GenreSylvia Neyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700149683391617521noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-50758149705662801322018-02-08T02:17:30.667-08:002018-02-08T02:17:30.667-08:00I love surprises, in writing and reading, but it h...I love surprises, in writing and reading, but it has to be integral to the plot and characters concerned. Genre is something vague to me, I don't like to be constrained too much - although I get that readers like a clue about what sort of thing they've getting involved with. Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-50680247548627378852018-02-07T12:12:06.402-08:002018-02-07T12:12:06.402-08:00I love a happy ending, but I think my favourite en...I love a happy ending, but I think my favourite ending is a bittersweet one - I think those tend to be the most unexpected, and I love being surprised.Laura Clipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748489198957473503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-27527459984063291912018-02-07T11:22:00.350-08:002018-02-07T11:22:00.350-08:00Mine need a happy ending and usually a romance, as...Mine need a happy ending and usually a romance, as well. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900383840255608898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-40016666160532049362018-02-07T09:58:19.892-08:002018-02-07T09:58:19.892-08:00All of my stories, no matter how successful or act...All of my stories, no matter how successful or action-filled, have happy endings. Even the ones with cliffhangers. Yes, it is possible. I did it with Seismic Crimes. lolChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-82878829363943029422018-02-07T09:30:24.465-08:002018-02-07T09:30:24.465-08:00Happy endings are definitely satisfying, but I als...Happy endings are definitely satisfying, but I also like a slightly ambiguous ending, one that leaves you thinking about what may or may not have happened to those characters after you close the pages of the book.Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-40097654533740343842018-02-07T08:39:48.922-08:002018-02-07T08:39:48.922-08:00My books have mostly happy endings. Like you, I pr...My books have mostly happy endings. Like you, I prefer those, or at the very least, a satisfying ending.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-74908974018409367942018-02-07T07:14:34.461-08:002018-02-07T07:14:34.461-08:00Hm, yes, having a "settled" ending is gr...Hm, yes, having a "settled" ending is great, and almost always necessary, but in a SF novella my author wrote she left the ending mysteriously open.<br /><br />Since then she's written 3 shorties, less than 2000 words and pretty much left those endings open as well. The goal? To, hopefully, hook readers on the idea of "what if--?" Keep 'em guessing, keep 'em wanting more. Not sure how that'll work. Sometimes readers get pissed 'cause they want ALL the answers, but my author -- well, she's the creator and she has the last word, heh hehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32407491425448969.post-59071218403134934452018-02-07T02:28:05.090-08:002018-02-07T02:28:05.090-08:00Hi Sylvia, Happy endings is a great answer, after ...Hi Sylvia, Happy endings is a great answer, after all isn't it what most (admittedly not everyone!) wants to see? :)Angela Wooldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087511266107287296noreply@blogger.com