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Post by McGonagallsGirl on Mar 10, 2009 0:44:40 GMT -5
When you're reading a story and the author ends it, where is the line between 'leaving you wanting more' and 'leaving you with a feeling of incompleteness'?
It's something I think about when crafting a story. At what point is it enough, and will I leave the wrong taste in their mouth? Will they feel as if I left them hanging or will they feel sufficiently satisfied, though with the feeling that there's room for more?
I dunno, what do you guys think?
--MG
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Post by Katheryn Mae on Mar 10, 2009 5:15:33 GMT -5
For me, I write more to tie up loose ends, although its more personal loose ends. Like how I want the story to end. For example, in Listen to Memories, I finish with the lines; But, see, it never tells who says the line, how they say it or what they're feeling. Sometimes, in example for this one, I like to leave it open. When I read it, I can see Minerva saying this to Albus, although my friend saw Albus saying it to Minerva. I think the end it when everything the author feels needs to be summed up is. Although, some stories seem to never want to end, or need to have an open ending in order to give the reader the full "effect" of the story. Okay ... that pretty much means that I think it's based on the feeling that the author wants to give the reader at the end. I've found stories that seem to have a "the end" sort of styled ending seem to wrap everything up and make the reader a bit sad. But ones that don't have the "the end" sort of ending make the reader respect the story in some sort of way. Just my opinion and I'm not sure how helpful it was but... ~Katheryn Rose |
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Post by MinnieQuill on Mar 14, 2009 7:39:47 GMT -5
This one is really hard to answer, for me anyway.
I like endings which complete the story as that particularly story requires. Some stories need to have all the loose ends tied up whilst others need that ambiguity at the end.
My favourite book (Sophie's Choice) ended on a really sad note which completed Sophie's story who was obviously the main protagonist but you knew that Stingo, whose point of view it was written from, went forward and grew as a person because of Sophie. So that was the perfect ending almost.
Jees, that makes no sense...
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