Comments on: So This Is How It All Ends http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/11/22/so-this-is-how-it-all-ends/ Motivating readers to believe, act, and achieve by looking at life with wit, wisdom, and engaging creativity Thu, 17 May 2012 11:53:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Awake In Rochester http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/11/22/so-this-is-how-it-all-ends/#comment-26884 Awake In Rochester Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:28:14 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1289#comment-26884 ATTENTION MESSAGE FROM AWAKE IN ROCHESTER... You say I never visit so I have to wave a flag for you to notice. tee hee. Star Trek: The Next Generation had a GREAT ending. A Kick fanny ending. When are they bring Star Trek back to TV? ATTENTION MESSAGE FROM AWAKE IN ROCHESTER…

You say I never visit so I have to wave a flag for you to notice. tee hee.

Star Trek: The Next Generation had a GREAT ending. A Kick fanny ending.

When are they bring Star Trek back to TV?

]]> By: meleah rebeccah http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/11/22/so-this-is-how-it-all-ends/#comment-26878 meleah rebeccah Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:22:17 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1289#comment-26878 If there is going to be a Part Two, then Hell Yes to cliff hangers. If you are ending the story? Then END IT! xxoo Greetings from Mexico If there is going to be a Part Two, then Hell Yes to cliff hangers. If you are ending the story? Then END IT!
xxoo

Greetings from Mexico

]]> By: Rolando http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/11/22/so-this-is-how-it-all-ends/#comment-26876 Rolando Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:30:02 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1289#comment-26876 i don't remember all the endings of all the shows i've watched, but in general i don't like it when my favorite characters dies in the end. i'm a sap and like happy endings. cliff hangers are ok, it's just sad endings that i don't like (of any kind) :) i don’t remember all the endings of all the shows i’ve watched, but in general i don’t like it when my favorite characters dies in the end.

i’m a sap and like happy endings. cliff hangers are ok, it’s just sad endings that i don’t like (of any kind) :)

]]> By: teeni http://www.dcrblogs.com/2008/11/22/so-this-is-how-it-all-ends/#comment-26867 teeni Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:16:20 +0000 http://www.dcrblogs.com/?p=1289#comment-26867 Okay, well, I hate cliffhangers. I like things tidied up at the end. There can be some things unanswered or to be learned in another installation like in a trilogy but no real cliffhangers. I did like how Harry Potter ended. We knew who got together with who and that everyone was still friends in the end, etc. It seems maybe a little idyllic but for that series it was the best ending. And I'm sure there will be those who disagree with me or say it is lame but I do think that it was fitting for that series. So I think it really does depend on the type of story. In a murder mystery, you should know who did it and have a feel for why. You should know what direction the detectives lives are going in when it ends, but leave some things open for the next case. Some novels should be completely finished and tied up at the end. That's not to say that another book can't come out of it - look at Ender's Game. More stories can come just from another character's perspective even if the first book is complete. In other cases, it makes sense to hint at things but leave the reader to decide some things for themselves or to suspect how things will continue for the characters once the book has been closed. Okay, well, I hate cliffhangers. I like things tidied up at the end. There can be some things unanswered or to be learned in another installation like in a trilogy but no real cliffhangers.

I did like how Harry Potter ended. We knew who got together with who and that everyone was still friends in the end, etc. It seems maybe a little idyllic but for that series it was the best ending. And I’m sure there will be those who disagree with me or say it is lame but I do think that it was fitting for that series. So I think it really does depend on the type of story.

In a murder mystery, you should know who did it and have a feel for why. You should know what direction the detectives lives are going in when it ends, but leave some things open for the next case.

Some novels should be completely finished and tied up at the end. That’s not to say that another book can’t come out of it - look at Ender’s Game. More stories can come just from another character’s perspective even if the first book is complete.

In other cases, it makes sense to hint at things but leave the reader to decide some things for themselves or to suspect how things will continue for the characters once the book has been closed.

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