tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post6685009839277512377..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: What Makes A Good Ending?Stephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-23508053121986939452013-02-18T10:27:25.573-06:002013-02-18T10:27:25.573-06:00As many other people have said before me, beginnin...As many other people have said before me, beginnings are my favorite. I just love the "anything can happen" feel. If you're like me, you've laid down next to no rules as to how your characters are going to act and respond in situations. It's great having thousands of story options at your fingertips and getting to choose which ones to use. <br />Endings are definitely the most satisfying though. The last bit of the book is when I write the fastest. I'm as anxious to find out what happens to my characters as I am when reading the fate of someone else in another book. But somehow whenever I finish I always wonder if there was something big I missed. Was there something intriguing I left unearthed? Could some untrod path have made this story even better? Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975200950010250612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56505929781197747382013-02-17T13:05:16.022-06:002013-02-17T13:05:16.022-06:00My favourites are beginnings because you can intro...My favourites are beginnings because you can introduced your character and get to know them. Beginnings are reasonably easy to write. I also love the idea of a new life coming around with the beginning of a story. I know it sounds a little stupid but... Oh wellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453104914400582873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-20765019599949931132013-02-16T17:00:24.543-06:002013-02-16T17:00:24.543-06:00Thank you, Stephanie! Needed this as I'm rewri...Thank you, Stephanie! Needed this as I'm rewriting my ending yet again! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56014611555709511462013-02-14T09:05:59.790-06:002013-02-14T09:05:59.790-06:00Oh, good!
And, Anonymous, that is TOTALLY the boo...Oh, good!<br /><br />And, Anonymous, that is TOTALLY the book I had in mind when I wrote my response. J. K. does it flawlessly in that book!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-9539048822724147912013-02-14T08:18:46.874-06:002013-02-14T08:18:46.874-06:00Yes, thank you! That makes a bunch of sense!Yes, thank you! That makes a bunch of sense!Bex Sharpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34641475678551218882013-02-13T22:04:40.757-06:002013-02-13T22:04:40.757-06:00This makes me think of the last chapter of the Hal...This makes me think of the last chapter of the Half-Blood Prince :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-67379450384526764712013-02-13T21:50:27.085-06:002013-02-13T21:50:27.085-06:00Lol, Cait. Those older siblings certainly wield in...Lol, Cait. Those older siblings certainly wield influence! I've found my son (who's 2) dressed up in McKenna's princess clothes before. (Sigh.) But he's also WAY into construction and Thomas and all that too, so your niece may surprise you yet!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18727939191086015202013-02-13T21:49:02.968-06:002013-02-13T21:49:02.968-06:00I was hoping someone would be weird! :) I'm je...I was hoping someone would be weird! :) I'm jealous. It always feels like I'm in the middle FOREVER.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-60091994635337700562013-02-13T21:47:55.475-06:002013-02-13T21:47:55.475-06:00Agreed! I fly through those early chapters.Agreed! I fly through those early chapters.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13753961641809038932013-02-13T21:47:12.161-06:002013-02-13T21:47:12.161-06:00Bex, I most commonly see it in the denoument. Ofte...Bex, I most commonly see it in the denoument. Often it's when the character is at something joyous and happy (say, a wedding) but they feel unrest in their souls and reflect upon in or dialogue with another character.<br /><br />Does that make sense? Helpful?Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-58227956341520614042013-02-13T18:01:21.440-06:002013-02-13T18:01:21.440-06:00Hmm. I don't actually know, since I'm stil...Hmm. I don't actually know, since I'm still on Act 1 of my first novel that I'm actually intending to complete. But I've made up lots of stories in my head, and all of them are basically middles with lots of B plots and no ending. So I have a feeling middles should be my strong point :) And I have no idea what my ending is going to be, so that might be my weak point.Mayanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-8933047297587243062013-02-13T16:57:21.266-06:002013-02-13T16:57:21.266-06:00At the end of your article (which was very helpful...At the end of your article (which was very helpful), you said something about leaving a "But..." feeling. Well, for my novel, that's what I want at the moment. How do I GET a "But..." feeling? How can I write an interesting/effective cliffhanger? And give the readers the idea that not all is well yet?Bex Sharpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-88070870663008508752013-02-13T16:26:18.312-06:002013-02-13T16:26:18.312-06:00Beginnings are my favorite to write. The first fiv...Beginnings are my favorite to write. The first five chapters are the easiest and the most fun for me. I finished my first ever first draft of a novel a few months ago and the ending was really difficult, so many loose ends to tie up! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07295044124875746894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-66881430064484003102013-02-13T16:24:46.823-06:002013-02-13T16:24:46.823-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07295044124875746894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43597681666136317652013-02-13T15:46:22.132-06:002013-02-13T15:46:22.132-06:00I guess I'm one of the weird writers then. The...I guess I'm one of the weird writers then. The middle is definitely my favourite part of writing. Beginnings are my least favourite. I never manage to nail them, and endings are quite hard for me too, wrapping everything up nicely. But the middle, that's where all the adventures happen, and that's my favourite part. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746017057593508370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11600142880627854172013-02-13T15:16:10.598-06:002013-02-13T15:16:10.598-06:00Endings!!! For some reason, they're waaay easi...Endings!!! For some reason, they're waaay easier for me then beginnings. I'm even more fond of middles then beginnings (weird, I know). It's great to bring everyone to a whopping finale, I just have to make sure people stay alive or else the next book is kind of slim on characters (plus everyone ends up permanently scarred and can't do much but cry). <br /><br />AW, to your adorable daughter. I can't wait until my niece is a little older. Her brother (2 yrs) likes trucks, dirt and Thomas the Tank Engine. I have a feeling, though, she'll probably follow in his footsteps and we STILL won't get princesses or tiaras. ;)CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-64415962360655900682013-02-13T14:52:24.337-06:002013-02-13T14:52:24.337-06:00I guess I've only ever written one ending. I t...I guess I've only ever written one ending. I thought it was good, and knowing I finished a whole novel was super cool, but beginnings always come most easily to me. Middles are fun because you get to grow your characters and write fun dialogue, but they are so difficult because you have to make sure everything gets fitted in somewhere and enough action happens to keep the story going. Thanks for the post!Kaitlin Scherzingerhttp://sweetnessinthedreaming.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84921096425562612132013-02-13T14:47:05.422-06:002013-02-13T14:47:05.422-06:00I'm the same way! I have a lot of great situat...I'm the same way! I have a lot of great situations and characters but I have a really hard time thinking of what could happen to them. Climaxes are hard for me. Hopefully I can go into that folder someday and finish my favorite ideas!Kaitlin Scherzingerhttp://sweetnessinthedreaming.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-35979067387071659392013-02-13T14:36:30.110-06:002013-02-13T14:36:30.110-06:00Endings are my favourite too! But in a weird way, ...Endings are my favourite too! But in a weird way, also the part I hate the most - even more than the middle! I miss my characters too much when it's all over :(ChocoChihuahuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450620970929013538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42613255638270707272013-02-13T14:14:49.357-06:002013-02-13T14:14:49.357-06:00Yup, sure is!Yup, sure is!Amanda Fischerhttp://alifeonmission.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75743154603047225552013-02-13T13:48:04.171-06:002013-02-13T13:48:04.171-06:00Cinderella cookies, so fun!! When I was a little g...Cinderella cookies, so fun!! When I was a little girl I was tiaras all the time :)<br /><br />I'd have to say writing beginnings because I've done it the most, the middles are when it starts to fall apart for me, so im working on it. My endings tend to be lame as well, again working on it. It's great to have your checklist to make sure I have some assemblance of something, once I get that down I can work at getting them prettier.Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-53126329735582778082013-02-13T13:29:16.956-06:002013-02-13T13:29:16.956-06:00Yay! My ending is better off than I thought! I kno...Yay! My ending is better off than I thought! I know it still needs some reworking (I think there's too much of an information dump toward the end), but I've definitely got a final battle-ish thing. <br />The ending is my favorite part to write. When I wrote the ending of my first novel-length manuscript this past summer, I got really excited. I think my heart beat a little faster for several minutes because I had FINISHED a complete story. It was the greatest feeling! And then I had to go announce to everyone around that I'd finished the story. They just kind of smiled at me, but I had enough enthusiasm to share.Anna Schaefferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377988052946078769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-29363066033733250582013-02-13T12:56:24.757-06:002013-02-13T12:56:24.757-06:00I don't know that I really have a favourite pa...I don't know that I really have a favourite part to write. Beginnings, middles and endings all have things I like and dislike about writing them. <br />Endings are kind of sad to write, I've found, because while there's that sense of 'wow! I finished!' it's also kind of sad to know that that's where your story ends...and that now you have to move onto revision...<br />Thanks for the great post! Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49882546283999689202013-02-13T12:10:03.848-06:002013-02-13T12:10:03.848-06:00Amanda, it's like that with reading too, isn&#...Amanda, it's like that with reading too, isn't it? Where you're so excited to find out what happens in the end, and then you're almost bummed to have finished.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-41287912832814643562013-02-13T12:09:04.802-06:002013-02-13T12:09:04.802-06:00Thanks, Piper! Good luck with your ending :)Thanks, Piper! Good luck with your ending :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.com