tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post6550904129913501562..comments2024-02-22T05:37:41.257-05:00Comments on Christine Rains - Writer: Wicked Wednesday - happily ever afterChristine Rainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-63078755116452856262011-09-22T17:01:38.655-04:002011-09-22T17:01:38.655-04:00I admit to liking some form of happy ending, altho...I admit to liking some form of happy ending, although occasionally an ending I couldn't precisely tag as "happy" still works for me. I would agree the emotional satisfaction element is the deciding factor.C D Meetenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185285028025647307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-74763349107904970502011-09-22T13:48:52.695-04:002011-09-22T13:48:52.695-04:00Elizabeth, you're so sweet to do that for you ...Elizabeth, you're so sweet to do that for you son. It would break my heart to see my son cry over a book. I'd have to do the same thing!<br /><br />Jayne, thanks! Some of the plot twists I was getting on those generators didn't make sense. It was almost like comic tragedy!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-16721126110136155402011-09-22T04:22:32.272-04:002011-09-22T04:22:32.272-04:00Plot twist generators make me shudder! Yikes. I th...Plot twist generators make me shudder! Yikes. I think leaving readers emotionally satisfied is the key, whether or not that is a true HEA. Good post!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-16906308136134825022011-09-22T03:57:11.574-04:002011-09-22T03:57:11.574-04:00Satisfying is a must. I don't want to read a b...Satisfying is a must. I don't want to read a book that will have me thrust it's little winged pages through the air because of an ending of tragedy. I don't like those. I find them unsettling. Guess what? I write the ending and staple it to the book. LOL!<br /><br />My son bawled over an ending and I cried along with him. So I promised an alternate ending and that's what I did. He was SO happy. I love my kids.... <3<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://elizabethmueller.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">♥.•*¨Elizabeth¨*•.♥</a><br>Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-74678004021849249682011-09-21T20:20:35.720-04:002011-09-21T20:20:35.720-04:00Tara, that's a good way to look at it! I alway...Tara, that's a good way to look at it! I always have my characters take the unsafe path even if logic is screaming at them not to. I'll find a way to bring them down that path! BWUHAHAHAHA!<br /><br />Alex and Amy, spice is nice, and resolution is best. Loose ends annoy me.<br /><br />M Pax, I'm guilty of killing characters too. You're right. It's easier in a short story. Yes, you're right about the unexpected journey. Good point.<br /><br />tfwalsh, mushy I can do without. Oh, that's a difficult decision. A lot of the time, I wait until my story is near the end before I can see if it will be a HEA or not.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-30060110442263105512011-09-21T19:53:38.453-04:002011-09-21T19:53:38.453-04:00I do like a happy ending, but like you say it does...I do like a happy ending, but like you say it doesn't have to be all mushy and marriage - just a hint that things could be better is all I need:) Good discussion - I'm trying to decide now if my urban fantasy should be a HEA or not... hmmm such a hard decisionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-26191503529278831532011-09-21T17:43:22.328-04:002011-09-21T17:43:22.328-04:00I started a series with a ghost protagonist. Will ...I started a series with a ghost protagonist. Will jot down what you said ... lol<br /><br />Husband unit told me to quit killing my mc's early on. I still killed some anyway. It's easier to do in a short story than a novel. In a novel, I tend to get attached to all my characters.<br /><br />If the journey is unexpected, the ending doesn't always have to be, to still be satisfying.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-35556555357866681332011-09-21T17:16:44.185-04:002011-09-21T17:16:44.185-04:00As a reader, I love HEA's and take great emoti...As a reader, I love HEA's and take great emotional pleasure out of it. As a writer, I love to spice it up, but still resolve it at the end. ;)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915440989018472093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-7761457401615496502011-09-21T15:15:51.127-04:002011-09-21T15:15:51.127-04:00Like you, as long as the ending is satisfying, it ...Like you, as long as the ending is satisfying, it doesn't have to be really happy.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-24046259638299749182011-09-21T14:42:44.754-04:002011-09-21T14:42:44.754-04:00love a good twist. hate being able to predict a bo...love a good twist. hate being able to predict a book, movie, etc. the end can be happy, it's the journey that needs to be exciting!<br /><br />here's a way i add spicy twists to a bland story, think of different choices the character can make, like they are at a fork. if they choose the safe easy path, this would happen, but if they choose not to do hat is expected of them, how would that change the story? and is your character capable of doing the unexpected or does the circumstance have to force them? the unexpected also brings emotions - fright, laughter or intensity...from other characters and reader too!<br /><br />sorry for rambling, now i'm hungry =)Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-57130312640456099532011-09-21T14:02:02.973-04:002011-09-21T14:02:02.973-04:00Aubrie, the ghost one is hard to do.
TGE, I total...Aubrie, the ghost one is hard to do.<br /><br />TGE, I totally agree with you. Overly happy endings are just too... annoying.<br /><br />Cherie, the fact that every trick has probably been done before is the difficult part. We all want to be original. Sometimes, with short stories, I'll try to work the twist, but then I keep thinking of other stories with the same twists and it keeps me from finishing.<br /><br />Rachel, oh yeah! Plot twist generators, character generators. You probably could write a whole story from stuff you get from generators!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-88681153314161388252011-09-21T10:07:05.228-04:002011-09-21T10:07:05.228-04:00Wait, there are online plot twist generators? Seri...Wait, there are online plot twist generators? Seriously? I've used name generators, but I didn't know about plot twist ones...<br />And I do really love a happy ending :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-85580207239842053162011-09-21T08:45:48.877-04:002011-09-21T08:45:48.877-04:00Romance does seem to usually require the HEA endin...Romance does seem to usually require the HEA ending. Personally, I don't mind sad endings. People don't always end up together. Of course, that might make the story lean more towards a love story than a true romance. *shrugs* If the ending makes sense, then I'm good.<br /><br />As for tricks, that can be the hard part, especially since probably everything has been done before.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-47224875515005437792011-09-21T08:32:49.481-04:002011-09-21T08:32:49.481-04:00I don't mind sad endings if they fit the rest ...I don't mind sad endings if they fit the rest of the story. But I love a good HEA, so long as it doesn't seem <i>too</i> happy. (That's part of the reason I didn't like The Twilight Saga. The ending had too much buildup and then nothing happened . . .)Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568117157220074400.post-63940796081991024672011-09-21T07:55:33.380-04:002011-09-21T07:55:33.380-04:00I always wonder about the ghost one and how the au...I always wonder about the ghost one and how the author will solve it. Great post!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.com