tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post382105619888969764..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Emotional Jeopardy in StoriesStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-78598427866480818372014-08-16T11:22:15.329-05:002014-08-16T11:22:15.329-05:00It's totally true, for me :) I read books beca...It's totally true, for me :) I read books because who they are or are not written by Keturah Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1795981799443298032014-08-14T04:44:15.006-05:002014-08-14T04:44:15.006-05:00Thanks so much, Stephanie!!! Thanks for the link, ...Thanks so much, Stephanie!!! Thanks for the link, Roseanna! Sofia Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703884443937255154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82194520235847166872014-08-12T20:53:22.253-05:002014-08-12T20:53:22.253-05:00YES. In books where the MC is always in danger of ...YES. In books where the MC is always in danger of dying, I'm not even worried by the end of the book. ("They've made it this far, they'll make it a few more chapters.") <br />That's one of the things I may need to work on in my novel.... *runs off to edit*Catsi Eceerhttp://windowtothesoulcontests.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87707603763136122462014-08-12T20:25:48.647-05:002014-08-12T20:25:48.647-05:00Oops, meant "ending," not "ended&qu...Oops, meant "ending," not "ended" in the first sentence there. ;)Catsi Eceerhttp://windowtothesoulcontests.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18316117692057111292014-08-12T20:25:01.379-05:002014-08-12T20:25:01.379-05:00I read a series once where the ended of nearly eve...I read a series once where the ended of nearly every single book was almost the same: The MC ended up having something to "save the day" planned pretty much from page one. But we readers never knew about it. Even though the story was told in first person.<br /><br />I guess that's not the most terrible sort of ending ever, but it really annoyed me. Since I'm such a character person, I have to be totally inside the MC's head and know everything they do, and "little surprises" like that... urgh. It felt almost deus ex machina.<br /><br />As for my own novel... Hrm. I don't know. I'm trying to make the ending worthy of the rest of the book, make all of my promises pay off, but it's tricky to know what readers pick up when you're the writer and you know a ton of stuff the reader doesn't. (Thank the stars for critique groups!)Catsi Eceerhttp://windowtothesoulcontests.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18892907059837249762014-08-12T19:29:23.216-05:002014-08-12T19:29:23.216-05:00I have to confess, I'm really fond of ambiguou...I have to confess, I'm really fond of ambiguous endings and unfinished thoughts. I don't know why! But it always make me love the author/book more...although, there definitely needs to be a conclusion. I think, though if the book stays true to the characters and the thoughts then endings usually feel right. Mm. It's a really good quote though and makes me think. I don't like it when I'm reading and the book's stakes are too high ALL of the time. It desensitises me. Like if the characters spend the whole book <i>about to die about to die</i> then I lose meaning of that, because obviously they haven't so I'm no longer scared.CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14079337779802042022014-08-12T17:16:38.867-05:002014-08-12T17:16:38.867-05:00One of the books on my school summer reading list ...One of the books on my school summer reading list - not naming names - didn't, in my opinion have a theme that came to a full circle; I read hundreds of pages of scenes between the MC and her lust interest and slogged through the out-of-place, melodramatic conclusion, but was there an emotional payoff? None that I could discern. Maybe analyzing fiction has somehow made me less perceptive to these things, (This book is on the "teen picks" list at my school library), but I doubt it. Maybe it's popular because the hunky hero has absolutely no flaws? Besides, I mean, the fact that he sleeps with the MC when they've known each other for less than two months, which is presented as a virtue(!) <br /><br />Sorry. I guess this has descended into book-bashing. So I'll try to balance it out by saying there were two side characters I really liked. Unfortunately, I have to write a report on it tomorrow, so it had better not be one of those convince- others -to read- this -book" type things, or my grade won't be stellar if I give an honest review. I mean, how many books have 'the main character's boyfriend's paranoid little brother is adorable' and 'the portrayal of the perpetually wasted peripheral character really had potential' as their primary selling points?<br /><br />Reading through my own first draft, it's hard to tell...The beginning's so slow I haven't gotten to any of the highly emotional bits yet... However, since all the less-overpowering emotions are told in excruciating detail, I'm shuddering to think of how the emotional bits will read.Miri Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87087291555750582982014-08-12T15:07:37.576-05:002014-08-12T15:07:37.576-05:00I feel betrayed when the book ends on a cliffhange...I feel betrayed when the book ends on a cliffhanger and the next book doesn't come out for an entire year!Alea Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05407817853111498327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-23809401648193912122014-08-12T14:53:43.118-05:002014-08-12T14:53:43.118-05:00There's this one, too, that has a bit from a b...There's this one, too, that has a bit from a bunch of different editors. Not exactly "a day in the life of...", but it gives some fun perspectives on how editors get to be editors and the highs and lows of the job.<br /><br />http://goteenwriters.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-do-i-become-editor.htmlRoseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-70211673693957842452014-08-12T13:57:23.419-05:002014-08-12T13:57:23.419-05:00Oh, that's a hard blow to take. I'm such a...Oh, that's a hard blow to take. I'm such a character girl, that I would almost always prefer the character fail externally but succeed relationally. (That word makes spell-check mad, but you know what I mean!)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-10442572725804884852014-08-12T13:56:03.525-05:002014-08-12T13:56:03.525-05:00Fortunately as a writer you can at least learn fro...Fortunately as a writer you can at least learn from it, so it's not a totally wasted experience :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42101171931402003992014-08-12T13:55:37.669-05:002014-08-12T13:55:37.669-05:00I can definitely see how that would just feel like...I can definitely see how that would just feel like pointless suffering. I felt that way at the end of the show Lost. Like, "Oh, so basically it was all pointless. Great."Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-70462836892718618222014-08-12T13:54:31.991-05:002014-08-12T13:54:31.991-05:00I don't think you're alone in that opinion...I don't think you're alone in that opinion :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38687585075953115972014-08-12T13:54:10.664-05:002014-08-12T13:54:10.664-05:00That's the toughest thing about reading before...That's the toughest thing about reading before bed!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-44332935229332826322014-08-12T13:53:44.392-05:002014-08-12T13:53:44.392-05:00Hi Sofia! Let me send a few emails and see what we...Hi Sofia! Let me send a few emails and see what we can do for you :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-81481492801722636302014-08-12T13:31:40.998-05:002014-08-12T13:31:40.998-05:00Ugh, yes. The Winner's Curse was a totally dis...Ugh, yes. The Winner's Curse was a totally disappointing ending. Such a let-down. And the end of Inheritance by Christopher Paolinj was the same way! Both books had you hoping for a ending in which everyone was happy, and the couples were together, and the evil had been defeated. Both satsifed the evil being defeated bit but totally let you down as far as the characters overcoming the obstacles in their relationships.Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-47717820273319600772014-08-12T13:28:40.179-05:002014-08-12T13:28:40.179-05:00Thank you so much, Cynthia. We've noticed the ...Thank you so much, Cynthia. We've noticed the same thing with Facebook and have told them approximately a million times that the link is safe. I'm not sure what else to do it about it except keep clicking the "Report an error" link when I can. I really appreciate you letting me know it's still occurring. Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-77665087872363490832014-08-12T13:11:48.691-05:002014-08-12T13:11:48.691-05:00I read a book a while back where a character went ...I read a book a while back where a character went through all these struggles and such, and then at the end it turned out all his problems had been planned by people he knew because they thought he needed to experience life more or something like that. It just made all his struggles seem fake and unsatisying. Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236354250292101898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-77959950456354429032014-08-12T11:53:21.883-05:002014-08-12T11:53:21.883-05:00Hi, I think that an ending that I was not happy wi...Hi, I think that an ending that I was not happy with was the end of Mockingjay, I thought that they deserved a happy ending after all that they had been through.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020687066452497938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-88166433831923120302014-08-12T09:42:22.352-05:002014-08-12T09:42:22.352-05:00Hi, Stephanie. I've wanted to share this and a...Hi, Stephanie. I've wanted to share this and another recent post on Facebook but get a message that the link may be unsafe. Just thought you might want to be aware of that. These are such informative posts. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183736255342779966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-69401112607779863132014-08-12T08:07:39.637-05:002014-08-12T08:07:39.637-05:00Well, as much as I loved it, Firewing by Kenneth O...Well, as much as I loved it, Firewing by Kenneth Opel made me slam the book at the end. I was so excited to finish it, that I insisted on reading the last few pages in bed. Then it had such a sad ending and not what I expected at all so I moved onto a happier book to read for the night since Firewing would be in my head all night (it was anyway :,( )Kyra Lyn Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863847322281430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-12687500589796024102014-08-12T07:13:11.145-05:002014-08-12T07:13:11.145-05:00Cool quote. I read a book not that long ago where ...Cool quote. I read a book not that long ago where the ending wasn't as big as I'd hoped it would be. I do hope I don't do that in my own manuscript, thought that's probably something for the editing process, right? <br /><br />I was wondering... I MIGHT want to be an editor of fiction when I grow up. It would be so great to hear the insight of someone in the profession. Something like you did with literary agent Amanda Luedeke? http://goteenwriters.blogspot.ru/2014/02/a-day-in-life-of-agent.html. Or if you already have something like that, can you post the link? Thanks so much!!! Sofia Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703884443937255154noreply@blogger.com