tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post4114879134454934740..comments2023-11-02T02:40:48.410-07:00Comments on Crime Fiction Collective: The end is near...L.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-69402085240951363482014-02-01T04:59:07.436-08:002014-02-01T04:59:07.436-08:00I like endings that let me know something more is ...I like endings that let me know something more is coming - a vague reference to something unsettled that will be covered in the next book. Clamo88https://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-44802207907454897982014-01-30T15:43:46.061-08:002014-01-30T15:43:46.061-08:00You know that old saying... the first lines should...You know that old saying... the first lines should hook your reader. The last lines should make them want to buy your next book.<br /><br />It's rare that I read a truly memorable ending. Or even see one in a movie, for that matter. I've received a couple of reviews that say the ending didn't work for them, and I'll need to consider that in the future.<br /><br />But for me as a reader, when a story is over, it's over. Wrap it up. Don't dawdle and draw it out for pages and pages. Part of me has already moved on.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-74125395236790180462014-01-30T09:26:25.435-08:002014-01-30T09:26:25.435-08:00Yes, I also remember the climax/conclusion, but I ...Yes, I also remember the climax/conclusion, but I tend to think that a lot of authors throw away the epilogue (for lack of a better term). In prep for this post, I went through my library looking for a great ending. As I told a friend, I wept bitter tears, even at some wonderful books. We're all admonished to write great first lines. We've all heard about famous last words. Why no great last lines?Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-41556210948464771032014-01-30T06:42:03.983-08:002014-01-30T06:42:03.983-08:00Final lines are important, and I try to end with t...Final lines are important, and I try to end with the protagonist having a significant personal thought about an issue he or she struggled with during the story. But even more important is the climax/conclusion. If you've done that right, readers will forgive and/or forget the last little moment. Or that what's I tell myself. :)L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.com